@database "Amiga_FAQ.guide" @master "Amiga_FAQ.doc" @node Main "Table of Contents" - Table of Contents - _# **MMp g#00 `N##0" _agN#0P0N# _#L g## jN## j##F J## _dN0" " g##L _#]## _0 ##L jN##F ### g#0" _03##L gE_j## # 0## jF ##F j##F j## ______ gE_j##L _0"""N## d" J##L0 ##F 0## 0## "9##F" _0"""5##L _gF ]## jF ##0 ##F ##F `##k d## _gF j##L _g#_ _j##L__g#__ ]N _j##L_ _d##L_ `#Nh___g#N' _g#_ _j##L_ `"""" """""'""""' " """""" """""" """"""" `"""" """""" Amiga Frequently Asked Question List ©1993 David Tiberio @{" Introduction " link intro } @{" About the Author " link author} I. History of the Amiga II. Amiga Advantages III. @{" Features of the Amiga " link features } IV. @{" Benchmarks and Speedtests " link benchmarks } V. @{" Models and Specifications " link stats } VI. @{" Custom Chip Set " link chips } VII. @{" Intuition and the Operating System " link os } VIII. @{" Famous Amiga Uses " link uses } IX. @{" Emulators " link emulators } X. @{" Periodicals and Magazines " link magazines } XI. @{" Public Domain Software " link software } XII. @{" Graphics Boards " link graphics } XIII. @{" Frequently Asked Questoins " link faq } XIV. @{" Amiga Product Guide " link products } XV. @{" Compression " link compression } XVI. @{" Computer Networks " link networks } XVII. @{" Programming Languages " link programming } @{" Index " link index} @{" Glossary " link glossary} ©1993 David Tiberio - Do not distribute for profit. All Amiga dealers and sales groups are encouraged to use AmigaFAQ for demonstrations and informative purposes only. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node Index "Index" - Index - @{" A500 " link products.a500 } @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} @{" EHB6 " link screenmodes.ehb6} Denise 68000 @{" A600 " link products.a600 } @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} @{" EHB8 " link screenmodes.ehb8} Gary 68010 @{" A1000 " link products.a1000 } @{" AGA " link chips.aga} @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6} Paula 68020 @{" A1200 " link products.a1200 } @{" AAA " link chips.aaa} @{" HAM8 " link screenmodes.ham8} @{" Agnus " link chips.agnus} 68030 @{" A1500 " link products.a1500 } Lisa @{" 68040 " link chips.68040} @{" A2000 " link products.a2000 } ZorroII Alice 68050 @{" A2200 " link products.a2200 } ZorroIII Blitter 68060 @{" A2500 " link products.a2500 } Video Slot Buster 68881 @{" A3000 " link products.a3000 } CPU Slot Copper 68882 @{" A3000T/030 " link products.a3000t.030} @{" A3000T/040 " link products.a3000t.040} @{" A3000UX " link products.a3000ux } KS1.0 DRAM @{" Composite " link video.composite} @{" A4000/030 " link products.a4000.030 } KS1.2 VRAM SVGA @{" A4000/040 " link products.a4000.040 } KS1.3 Chip RAM @{" RGB " link video.rgb} @{" A4000T " link products.a4000t } KS2.04 Fast RAM @{" CDTV " link products.cdtv } KS2.05 @{" CDTV II " link products.cdtv2 } KS3.0 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node notes "NOTES" @toc main - NOTES - Introduction About The Author I. Hardware and Specifications II. The Amiga Operating System III. Benchmarks and Speedtests Using the Amiga IV. Popular 3rd Party Hardware V. Popular 3rd Party Software VI. Freely Distributable Software VII. Frequently Asked Questions VIII. Periodicals and Magazines IX. Famous Amiga Uses X. The History of the Amiga Index Glossary +----------------------------------+ ¹²³¢¼½¾·«»å°©® This area is for scratch info to be included in future versions of the FAQ. It is also used to verify information or to provide contradictory information. +----------------------------------+ remember to add to REVISION table! +----------------------------------+ - contacts - dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu, (SLOW) dtiberio@xamiga.linet.org jamesk@netcom3.netcom.com mharwood@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au rkovaliv@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca gsarff@wicat.com +----------------------------------+ stefanb> dt: BOOPSI is an object-oriented way for creating user-interfaces +with Intuition. DELETE THIS: - Video Port - VGA and Multiscan monitor support - horizontal Scan Rates 15kHz-31kHz - vertical scan rates 50Hz-72Hz +----------------------------------+ dtib: Chunky displays use one byte per pixel, so all 8-bits of a +pixel (on a 256 color mode) are in the same byte, instead of being in 8 +different bytes. Pixel1Byte|Pixel2Byte|Pixel3Byte|Pixel4Byte... _IF_ the data is near 8 bits deep (or a multiple of 8) +----------------------------------+ 4000/040: 3 Z3<->AT, one Z3<->video, 4000T: 2 Z3<->AT, 2 Z3<->video, 2AT, 1 Z3 +----------------------------------+ wickedX> ditb: three fat ladies - when the designer of the amiga was at bingo +hall The 030 is just an 020 with MMU and a tiny data cache. 020 = 256 byte instr cache add pixel ratio in the screenmodes area (width x height) +----------------------------------+ 3856 lines = 149,668 bytes April 23rd 20565 lines = 800,000 bytes (estimated) April 23rd +----------------------------------+ from xterm on IRC: bms D=system GET bms:pub/files to bms:systems/system.files ^^^^^^ change these ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +----------------------------------+ @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node future_proposals "Proposals" @toc main - Proposals - - benchmarks of compression programs - info on using FTP or FTP mail servers - info on motherboard revisions for all amigas - compilers and programming languages - adding a glossary - link FAQ questions from throughout the guide - including other Amiga FAQ's such as - CD-ROM FAQ (Dan Barrett) - ARexx FAQ (Dan Barrett) - UUCP FAQ (unknown) - Emplant FAQ (Jim Drew) - FTP FAQ (Urban D Mueller) - David Salamon's Golden Gate II compatibility list - distributing the FAQ with Fred Fish or possibly disk magazines - distributing via news.lists or something like that - getting CBM to put the FAQ on every Amiga shipped - making a monthly update - making it modular with multiple files - giving up all together and calling it quits (and buy a clone) - shoot whoever made that last comment @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node revision_info "Revision Information" @toc main - Revision Information - March 1993 - Amiga FAQ started (due to Mac FAQ I saw) AmigaGuided from original ASCII FAQ April 1993 - more stuff added handed out a few copies at World of Amiga show April 1993 (about two weeks later) - more stuff added April 19th - most of the Amiga model stats finished 3049 April 20th - Revision Information added (secretly) GUI Test benchmarks deleted Winstone v1.01b benchmark program written GUI Test benchmarks added calculated pixels per screenmode modified Revision Information format 3074 added Agnus model numbers and chip ram info added list of Amiga magazines added file types 3196 April 21st - added game system comparisons 3237 added Features of the Amiga section 3296 added Workbench 2.1 menu info added multitasking information concluded that Winstones has a big bad bug! 3378 April 22nd - added multiple screen information began organizing 'lost' nodes 3494 April 23rd - added compression programs/topic deleted the letter 'r' from line 30 added computer networks topic 3513 modified Agnus chip lists, from jamesk added Retina graphics board added public domain software list added Fred Fish info (needs more info) 3578 added music program list wrote cron to auto archive FAQ twice daily decided to have some fun! made the notes readable by Amiga Guide 3774 added the Future Proposals to the FAQ section rearranged the RevInfo to make larger comments reordered all the menus for Browse modes 3852 added Golden Gate II compatibility info modified compression table of contents added DCTV, HAM-E, CB to external graphics boards removed numerous null links; made them plain text 3913 April 24th - minor things added, but I forgot what they were finished Winstone v1.02b program 3982 April 25th - added computer networks, usenet newsgroups added Opal Vision information removed unused gadgets from benchmarks menu added networks.internet mailing lists 4127 hid some secret messages (while watching ORCA) added some FTP sites added some IRC info added new aspect ratios in the screenmodes list added some Winstone benchmarks for my A3000/16 added AmigaDOS commands to letter E 4353 started a glossary found a mistake in IBM FAQ... chose to leave it in added A4091 hard drive controller 4433 April 27th - added more compilers and languages added some words to the glossary 4586 added a ton of words to the glossary got a new TOC from jamesk 4676 added a bunch of kickstart revisions 4792 added more glossary definitions started building the new TOC format 4856 added the dtib bio @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node intro "Introduction" @toc main - Introduction - Many of you may be wondering what the Amiga FAQ is and why it has been created. A FAQ is a list of Frequently Asked Questions, compiled and provided on a regular basis to people interested in the subject of the FAQ. In this case, I am attempting to provide as much thorough information as possible for both beginners and expert Amiga users as well as for non-Amiga users. In fact many Amiga users request this file in order to provide it to students, teachers, local dealers, or friends in an attempt to promote the Amiga. This file is provided as is, and any typos or factual mistakes are in no way intended or purposeful. I do not gaurantee the full accuracy of every item in this document as many items have been known to exist in numerous circumstances which may cause incompatibilities. I have however checked through the file and verified as much data as possible. This file is not intended for distribution by anyone other than myself, and may not be used in any form of publication whether print or disk based, temporary or permanent, without the written permission of me, the author. Any and all freely distributable forms of this document will be clearly labelled both in this Introduction and in the Table of Contents. If you are interested in contributing to this, or in receiving any form of distribution for private, commercial, or public purpose, please contact me at one of the addresses provided in the About the Author section in this document. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node author "About the Author" @toc main - About the Author - Please send additions, bug reports, or comments to me at one of the following addresses. I anxiously am looking forward to hearing from third party developers, programmers, and authors who are willing to contribute. usenet: dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu amiga_faq@xamiga.linet.org during school year: David Tiberio 6 Lodge Lane East Setauket, NY 11733 VOICE: (516) 473-5156 BBS: (516) 473-6351 during summer: David Tiberio 100 Meadow River Drive Liverpool, NY 13090 Thanks to the following people for all their continuing help: - James Knowlton from IRC for various ideas. - Bjorn Stenberg for the AGA monitor compatibility list. - Tomas Arce who says I never get anything done. - David Salamon for the Golden Gate II compatibility list. - Skip Sauls for some AGA animation frame rates - Whoever did the Macintosh FAQ (which encouraged me to do this one). @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node features "Features of the Amiga" @toc main - Features of the Amiga - A. Animation B. Hardware Audio Support Blitter Copper CPU Expansion Slot Custom Chip Set Expansion Slots IBM XT/AT Expansion Slots Video Expansion Slot C. Operating System @{" AmigaDOS " link amigados} Command Line Interface @{" Devices " link devices} @{" Multiple Screens " link screens} @{" Multitasking " link multitasking} @{" Shared Libraries " link libraries} @{" Workbench " link workbench} D. Video Support Interlaced Video Modes NTSC/PAL Video Ready Record Directly to VCR @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node amigados "AmigaDOS" @toc features - AmigaDOS - AddBuffers AddMonitor Alias Ask Assign Autopoint Avail BindDrivers BindMonitor Blanker Break Calculator CD ChangeTaskPri Clock CMD Colors Copy CPU Date Delete Dir DiskChange DiskCopy DiskDoctor Display Echo Ed Edit Else EndCLI EndIF EndShell EndSkip Eval Exchange Execute @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screens "Multiple Screens" @toc features - Multiple Screens - One area where the Amiga excels above all other platforms is in how screens are manipulated. An Amiga is capable of presenting multiple screens in the same way another computer can open multiple windows. For example, a window has a title bar which allows the window to be dragged horizontally, diagonally, or verticaly. The Amiga adds to this by adding a title bar the the top of the display area, which allows the entire screen to also be dragged vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. In moving a screen, all windows also move with that screen. If a screen is opened behind the front screen, the contents of both screens are shown. When dragging a window on most systems, a small rubber-band or outline of the window is drawn. When dragging Amiga screens however, the entire bitmap is dragged. In fact, dragging a screen moves data more smoothly and faster than dragging an individual window. - Screens can have palettes independant of other screens, so a Workbench screen can use one palette of 256 colors while a paint program behind it can have another palette of 256 colors. - Screens can have resolutions independant of other screens. It is possible to open the Workbench in 640x400 and open a video titling program in 1280x400. - Screens can have screenmodes independant of other screens. It is possible to open one screen in 640x400 interlaced, another in 320x200 non-interlaced, another in 1432x478 interlaced overscan, another in 320x512 interlaced PAL in 8 bitplanes, another in a programmable resolution such as 100x100 in 3 bitplanes, etc. - Screens can have gadgets. At the moment two gadgets are suported, including the drag bar and the push gadget. The drag bar allows screens to be moved and the push gadget allows the screen to be placed in front of or behind other windows. - It is possible to perform graphics operations behind screens. A 256 color paint program can open a small palette along the bottom of the screen with a palette of 262,144 colors, and allow you to draw behind the toolbox or clip and paste graphics behind the toolbox. A screen can also render all of its gadgets behind other screens and then push to the front when it is done rendering. - Screens can be attached to other screens. When a parent screen is dragged, all children will drag with it. A child screen can be dragged independant of the other screens. When a parent screen is pushed, all children are pushed with it. When a child screen is pushed, it moves independent of the other screens however within the domain of the parent screen, such that the parent screen is always behind all children. - Screens can be arranged in any order just as windows. - Screens can be animated by pushing a newly drawn screen to the front and drawing the next frame in a screen behind all other screens. Then when the back screen is rendered, it may be pushed to the front. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node multitasking "Multitasking" @toc features - Multitasking - The Amiga has made multitasking an art. This started in 1985, with the release of the first Amiga and the first AmigaOS. Before the Macintosh and before the IBM clones, the Amiga had pre-emptive multitasking. Pre-emptive multitasking allows all programs to multitask without the programmer worrying about special commands or special routines to handle multitasking. - Pre-emptive Multitasking OS's - PRE-EMPTIVE MACHINES MIN_RAM SUG_RAM MIN_DISK SUG_DISK AmigaOS ALL AMIGAS .5 MB 2 MB 2 MB 5 MB WindowsNT 486 16 MB 25 MB CDROM CDROM OS/2 486 8 MB 16 MB 15 MB 40 MB UNIX - Co-operative Multitasking OS's - CO-OPERATIVE MACHINES MIN_RAM SUG_RAM MIN_DISK SUG_DISK Windows 3.1 486 2 MB 4 MB 10 MB Multifinder ALL MACS 4 MB 8 MB - Singletasking OS's - SINGLETASKING MACHINES MIN_RAM SUG_RAM MIN_DISK SUG_DISK Finder ALL MACS 2 MB 4 MB - Multiprocessing - The Amiga custom chip set offers something found on no other home computer. By dividing the tasks of graphics, audio, and memory management among various chips, the Amiga is capable of fast animation and sound without influencing other processes. For example, it is possible on the Amiga to run a 3D raytracer, using 99% of the CPU time. However, the Paula chip is capable of playing music or performing serial transfers at full speed while CPU is being used by other processes. On any other home computer, it is not possible to do this. For example, on the Macintosh Quicktime format, a slower processor will drop audio bytes or animation frames to compensate. On the Amiga, the audio and graphics are independent and will only negligibly affect each other. Since all Amigas contain the same exact audio chip, there is no need to ever drop sound bytes from Amiga movie animations. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node workbench "Workbench 2.1" @toc features - Workbench 2.1 - - Workbench Backdrop select Workbench as a window or a screen Execute Command... run an AmigaDOS, CLI, or Shell command Redraw All Update All Last Message report last status/error message About... version information for Workbench Quit... exit Workbench - Window New Drawer create a new directory/drawer Open Parent Close Update Select Contents select all contents of window Cleanup sort all files and arrange them nicely Snapshot lock window in its current position Show - Icons Open Copy Rename... Information... edit/display information on file Snapshot lock icon in place Unsnapshot Leave Out leave icon on Workbench Put Away return icon to original directory View By edit file display mode Delete... delete selected icons Format Disk... lauch disk formatting program Empty Trash delete all files in Trashcan - Tools ResetWB reset Workbench @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node os "Intuition and the Operating System" @toc main - Intuition and the Operating System - ARexx @{" Commodities " link commodities} @{" Devices " link devices} @{" File Types " link os.file_types} @{" Handlers " link os.handlers} @{" Libraries " link libraries} @{" Monitors " link monitors} @{" Preferences " link os.prefs} @{" Startup Scripts " link os.scripts} @{" Workbench " link workbench} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node commodities "Commodities" @toc os - Commodities - ARQ adds animated requesters to Intuition AutoPoint automatically selects windows under mouse pointer ClickToFront double click a window to pop to front CrossDOS MS-DOS floppy compatible interface Exchange Commodities control interface FKey function key definitions HidePointer mouse pointer blanker IHelp MouseBlanker mouse pointer blanker MouseOff mouse pointer blanker NewShell NoCapsLock disables CapsLock key Spliner screen blanker that draws spline patterns ToolsX Tool menu editor UnixDirsII support for UNIX style cd .. command WindowShuffle XFH run-time file compression @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node os.file_types "File Types" @toc os - File Types - 8SVX - IFF audio ACBM - ANIM - IFF animation BMHD - bitmap header CAT - IFF catalog contains 8SVX, ANIM, ILBM, etc CMAP - colormap FTXT - GIF - IFF - interchange file format ILBM - IFF interleaved bitmap JFIF - JPEG compressed 24BIT picture LH5 - lharc or lha compressed archive LWOB - Lightwave 3D object PICT - TDDD - Imagine 3D object TIFF - XPKF - XPK compressed file @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node libraries "Shared Libraries" @toc os - Shared Libraries - The Amiga Kickstart uses a system of shared run-time libraries to conserve on memory usage. This chart shows which libraries are available and the most current versions I have found. VERSION amigaguide 34.4 hypertext AmigaGuide documents arp 39.1 support for ARP DOS commands asdg-low-mem asl 38.3 Intuition system requesters bullet 38.5 outline scalable fonts commodities 38.1 commodity access library conhandler 35.13 ctswlib 3.1 dctv 1.31 DCTV 24 BIT graphics card din diskcode diskfont 38.8 dopus 17.2 Directory Opus dos Intuition disk commands duplexfont 1.0 emplant EMPLANT Macintosh emulator explode Imploder run-time compression fifo 37.4 future 1.0 Future Sound audio samples gadget 38.6 Intuition gadget control gdarexxsupport 1.0 golddisk hisoftbasic HiSoft BASIC programming language icon 37.11 Intuition icon control iff 22.1 iffparse 37.2 info inovamusic 2.8 Directory Opus music modules isup 1.15 jam EMPLANT Macintosh emulator kd_freq system requesters locale 38.27 Intuition verbal languages mathieeedoubbas 38.1 mathieeedoubtrans 37.1 mathieeesingtrans 37.1 mathtrans 37.1 medplayer 1.0 MED music modules metaxpr 3.3 midi MIDI owndevunit 2.1 lock devices pic 16.1 Swicther IFF library powerpacker 35.344 PowerPacker run-time compression ppipc req 2.5 reqtools 38.81 Nico Francois' system requesters review 1.14 rexxapp rexxarplib 1.0 rexxhost rexxmath1.3 1.31 rexxmathlib 1.2 rexxmathsbii 1.0 rexxsupport 34.9 rexxsyslib 36.23 screenshare 1.46 scsidirect .88 skytec 1.2 stopus 1.1 Directory Opus streplay sybil EMPLANT Macintosh emulator tdisk toolmanager 2.0 ToolManager file organizer translater 37.1 version 38.28 Intuition version information virtualpage xemamiga terminal emulation tables xemascii terminal emulation tables xemibm terminal emulation tables xpkmaster 2.4 XPK run-time compression xprascii 1.0 XPR serial transfer protocol xprbimodem 1.02 XPR serial transfer protocol xprbplus 1.0 XPR serial transfer protocol xprgmodem 1.9 XPR serial transfer protocol xprjmodem .1 XPR serial transfer protocol xprkermit 1.112 XPR serial transfer protocol xprquickb XPR serial transfer protocol xprvms .8 XPR serial transfer protocol xprxmodem 34.3 XPR serial transfer protocol xprymodem 2.2 XPR serial transfer protocol xprzmodem 2.1 XPR serial transfer protocol xprzmodem.030 XPR serial transfer protocol @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node devices "Devices" @toc os - Devices - audio.device clipboard.device console.device gameport.device input.device keyboard.device narrator.device parallel.device printer.device serial.device timer.device trackdisk.device AUX CON DF0 floppy drive DH0 hard drive ECOM Excelsior! BBS external doors NULL empty output PAR parallel port RAD recoverable RAM disk RAM dynamic RAM disk RAW PC0 MS-DOS compatible floppy drive PIPE PRT SER serial port SPEAK speech synthesis @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node os.handlers "Handlers" @toc os - Handlers - aux-handler CrossDOSFileSystem MS-DOS file system dpipe-handler FastFileSystem AmigaDOS file system fifo-handler MessyFileSystem MS-DOS file system netdnet-handler DNET serial port networking nfs-handler NFS networking null-handler NULL output pipe-handler port-handler powersnap-handler PowerSnap clip driver queue-handler speak-handler Narrator speech driver wbstart-handler WBStartup drawer driver XFH-handler XPK run-time compression driver @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node monitors "Monitors" @toc os - Monitors - Euro36 73Hz 15.69kHz Euro72 70Hz 31.43kHz Multiscan 60Hz 31.44kHz NTSC 60Hz 15.72kHz genlockable PAL 50Hz 15.60kHz genlockable Super72 72Hz 24.62kHz @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node os.prefs "Preferences" @toc os - Preferences - Busy Pointer edit busy pointer; requires NickPrefs Floppy floppy drive speed, disable click; NickPrefs Font select Intuition fonts IControl Intuition settings Input edit input device settings Locale foreign language database Overscan alter screen display borders Palette edit screen display colors Pointer edit mouse pointer image Printer PrinterGFX PrinterPS SASC_Options alter SAS C compiler options ScreenMode alter Workbench screenmode Serial edit serial port settings Sound edit audio settings Time calender ToolManager Tools menu, file docks, hotkeys ToolsXConfig Tools menu WBPattern Workbench backdrop picture WBPicture Workbench pattern, window pattern @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node os.scripts "Scripts" @toc os - Scripts - Shell-startup invoked whenever a shell is opened startup-sequence used for booting the system user-startup customizable script for booting the system @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node benchmarks "Benchmarks and Speedtests" @toc main - Benchmarks and Speedtests - @{" GUI Test " link bench.gui} @{" Animation Frame Rates " link bench.fps} Diskspeed Tests System Performance Motorola CPU RAM Expansion @{" Amiga Models Compared " link bench.models} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node bench.models "Amiga Models Compared" @toc benchmarks - Amiga Models Compared - - Sieve - A500 7.16MHz 1.00 * A2000 7.16MHz 1.04 * A3000 16.00MHz 4.50 ********* A3000 16.00MHz FPU 6.13 ************ A3000 25.00MHz 6.87 ************* A3000 25.00MHz FPU 9.28 ****************** A4000 25.00MHz 10.63 ********************* A4000 25.00MHz FPU 11.88 *********************** - Sort - A500 7.16MHz 1.00 ** A2000 7.16MHz 1.03 ** A3000 16.00MHz 4.82 ********* A3000 16.00MHz FPU 4.82 ********* A3000 25.00MHz 7.13 ************** A3000 25.00MHz FPU 7.13 ************** A4000 25.00MHz 19.81 **************************************** A4000 25.00MHz FPU 19.67 *************************************** - Matrix - A500 7.16MHz 1.00 ** A2000 7.16MHz 1.02 ** A3000 16.00MHz 4.32 ********* A3000 16.00MHz FPU 6.76 ************* A3000 25.00MHz 6.43 ************ A3000 25.00MHz FPU 10.14 ******************** A4000 25.00MHz 12.25 ************************ A4000 25.00MHz FPU 16.22 ******************************** - IMath - A500 7.16MHz 1.00 * A2000 7.16MHz 1.01 * A3000 16.00MHz 4.32 **** A3000 16.00MHz FPU 11.88 ************ A3000 25.00MHz 6.75 ******* A3000 25.00MHz FPU 18.29 ****************** A4000 25.00MHz 17.26 ***************** A4000 25.00MHz FPU 41.66 ****************************************** - MemTest - A500 7.16MHz 1.00 ** A2000 7.16MHz 1.03 ** A3000 16.00MHz 4.41 ******** A3000 16.00MHz FPU 4.41 ******** A3000 25.00MHz 6.72 ************* A3000 25.00MHz FPU 6.70 ************* A4000 25.00MHz 11.54 *********************** A4000 25.00MHz FPU 11.54 *********************** - TGTest - A500 7.16MHz 1.00 ********** A2000 7.16MHz 1.25 ************ A3000 16.00MHz 1.98 ******************** A3000 16.00MHz FPU 1.98 ******************** A3000 25.00MHz 1.62 **************** A3000 25.00MHz FPU 1.62 **************** A4000 25.00MHz 2.93 ***************************** A4000 25.00MHz FPU 2.93 ***************************** A500 - 1 megabyte Chip RAM - MC68000 A2000 - 1 megabyte Chip RAM 8 megabytes 16 BIT Fast RAM MC68000 A3000-16 - 2 megabytes Chip RAM 8 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM MC68030, MC68881 A3000-25 - 2 megabytes Chip RAM 8 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM MC68030, MC68882 A4000-25 - 2 megabytes Chip RAM 4 megabytes Fast RAM MC68040 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node bench.gui "GUI Test" @toc benchmarks - GUI Test - Following are results from a benchmark program I wrote. It measures how quickly the computer is capable of opening and closing windows in various modes. - usage: winstone [SCREENMODE] [BIT_PLANES] FULL 100 Time for a window to open and close 100 times, full screen, in various resolutions. @{" A3000/16 A500 A1200 A4000/040 " link null} 320x200x1 59 1.00 320x200x2 83 1.41 320x200x3 113 1.92 320x200x4 146 2.47 320x200x5 190 3.22 320x200x6 220 3.73 320x200x7 251 4.25 320x200x8 285 4.83 320x400x1 71 1.20 320x400x2 109 1.85 320x400x3 157 2.66 320x400x4 209 3.54 320x400x5 320x400x6 320x400x7 320x400x8 640x200x1 74 1.25 640x200x2 128 2.17 640x200x3 221 3.75 640x200x4 353 5.98 640x200x5 640x200x6 640x200x7 640x200x8 640x400x1 96 1.63 640x400x2 180 3.05 640x400x3 318 5.39 640x400x4 535 9.01 640x400x5 654 11.08 640x400x6 640x400x7 640x400x8 - Rankings - 320x200x1 59 1.00 320x400x1 71 1.20 640x200x1 74 1.25 320x200x2 83 1.41 640x400x1 96 1.63 320x400x2 109 1.85 320x200x3 113 1.92 640x200x2 128 2.17 320x200x4 146 2.47 320x400x3 157 2.66 640x400x2 180 3.05 320x200x5 190 3.22 320x400x4 209 3.54 320x200x6 220 3.73 640x200x3 221 3.75 320x200x7 251 4.25 320x200x8 285 4.83 640x400x3 318 5.39 640x200x4 353 5.98 640x400x4 535 9.01 640x400x5 654 11.08 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node bench.fps "Animation Frame Rates" @toc benchmarks - Animation Frame Rates - Following are sample speed tests of various animations. Two tables are provided of the same data. 320x200x8, @{" HAM8 " link screenmodes.ham8}, 30 frames, plays 8 times in 5 seconds, 48fps 192x288x6, @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6}, 79 frames, plays 5 times in 5 seconds, 79fps 640x400x3, 8 color, 152 frames, plays 2 times in 5 seconds, 60fps 352x240x5, 32 color, 91 frames, plays 4 times in 5 seconds, 72fps 352x440x6, @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6}, 72 frames, plays 4 times in 5 seconds, 56fps 320x200x6, @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6}, 75 frames, plays 8 times in 5 seconds, 120fps 320x200x8, @{" HAM8 " link screenmodes.ham8}, 58 frames, plays 4 times in 5 seconds, 46fps 352x220x6, @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6}, 42 frames, plays 10 times in 5 seconds, 84fps 320x200x4, 16 color, 94 frames, plays 6 times in 5 seconds, 112fps 320x200 262,144 colors 30 frames 48fps 320x200 262,144 colors 58 frames 46fps 352x440 4096 colors 72 frames 56fps 352x220 4096 colors 42 frames 84fps 320x200 4096 colors 75 frames 120fps 192x288 4096 colors 79 frames 79fps 352x240 32 colors 91 frames 72fps 320x200 16 colors 94 frames 112fps 640x400 8 colors 152 frames 60fps All were displayed on a Super72 SuperHires Laced screen, which sucks as much bandwidth as possible. Skip Sauls skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats "Amiga Models and Specifications" @toc main - Amiga Models and Specifications - @{" Custom Chip Set " link stats.custom_chips} @{" Screenmodes " link stats.screenmodes} @{" Colormodes " link stats.colormodes} @{" Expansion " link stats.expansion} @{" Processors and Custom Chips " link stats.processors} @{" Monitors " link stats.monitors} @{" Storage Devices " link stats.storage} @{" Game Systems " link stats.game_systems} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.screenmodes @toc stats - Screenmodes - RESOLUTION PIXELS RATIO ASPECT 320x200 1 NTSC 64,000 1.0 1.600: 1 320x256 1 PAL 81,920 1.28 1.250: 1 400x300 1 NTSC 120,000 1.875 1.333: 1 320x400 1 NTSC 128,000 2.0 .800: 1 640x200 1 NTSC 128,000 2.0 3.200: 1 320x512 1 PAL 163,840 2.56 .625: 1 640x256 1 PAL 163,840 2.56 2.500: 1 400x600 1 NTSC 240,000 3.75 .666: 1 800x300 1 NTSC 240,000 3.75 2.666: 1 640x400 1 NTSC 256,000 4.0 1.600: 1 1280x200 1 NTSC 256,000 4.0 6.400: 1 640x480 1 NTSC 307,200 4.8 1.333: 1 640x512 1 PAL 327,680 5.12 1.250: 1 1280x256 1 PAL 327,680 5.12 5.000: 1 800x600 1 NTSC 480,000 7.5 1.333: 1 640x800 1 NTSC 512,000 8.0 .800: 1 1280x400 1 NTSC 512,000 8.0 3.200: 1 640x960 1 NTSC 614,400 9.6 .666: 1 1280x512 1 PAL 655,360 10.24 2.500: 1 1000x800 1 NTSC 800,000 12.5 1.250: 1 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.expansion "Expansion" @toc stats - Expansion - Models Available @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A500, A1000, A1500, A2000, A2500 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} A500+, A600, A1500+, A3000, A3000T/030, A3000T/040 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A1200, A4000/030, A4000/040 A500 A600 A1000 1200 A2000 A3000 A4000 CDTV List Price $299 $299 N/A $599 $699 $1399 $2499 $499 Currently Available x x x x x x x Supports @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} x x x x x x x x Supports @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} x x x x x x x x Supports @{" AGA " link chips.aga} x x Exterior Bus x x Trapdoor x x x PCMCIA x x x Zorro II 16 bit x x x Zorro III 32 bit x x PCAT 16 bit x x x Video 24 bit x x x CPU 16/32 bit x x x External SCSI x External Floppy x x x x x x x x External Serial x x x x x x x x External Parallel x x x x x x x x External VGA/SVGA x x x External @{" RGB " link video.rgb} x x x x x External @{" Composite " link video.composite} x x x x Internal SCSI x Internal IDE x x x Internal Floppy x x x x x x x Internal CD-ROM x Socketed CPU x x x x Socketed Custom Set x x x x x Socketed ROM x x x x x x x CPU Used 00 00 00 20 0 30/40 30/40 00 020 Available? Y Y Y Y Y 030 Available? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 040 Available? Y Y Y Y Y Y ROM Version (BASE) 1.3 2.1 1.3 3.0 1.3 2.0 3.0 1.3 ROM Version (MAX) 2.1 2.1 1.3 3.0 2.1 2.1 3.0 1.3 Motherboard RAM 1 1 1 2 1 18 18 1 Expansion Slot RAM 8 8 10 8 1GIG 1GIG 8 NOTE: RAM listed is that which is directly supported by the operating system. It is possible to add RAM above these limits using third party hardware. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.custom_chips "Custom Chip Set" @toc stats - Custom Chip Set - The Amiga custom chips come in three versions. The @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} was used primarily from 1985 to 1992. @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} is known simply as the Old Chip Set and has not been given any public official definition by CBM. However, in 1989 CBM released the @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} Extended Chip Set. This is still in production today, and offers more scree resolutions and the same number of bitplanes as used previously. In 1992 the @{" AGA " link chips.aga} Advanced Graphics Architecture was released and introduced numerous new screenmodes (compatible with @{" ECS " link chips.ecs}) and a large number of new colormodes. The @{" AGA " link chips.aga} chip set is often referred to as the AA chip set in the older literature. Following is a complete listing of every Amiga and which chip set it was shipped with, along with dates whenever possible. The list includes the model number, chip set, rom version, year introduced, rom storage format, and maximum ram accessible by the custom chips (similar to video ram). @{" A500 " link products.a500 } - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} KS1.2 1987 ROM 512k @{" A500 " link products.a500 } - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} KS1.3 ROM 512k @{" A500+ " link products.a500 } - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} KS1.3 ROM 1024k @{" A600 " link products.a600 } - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} KS2.05 1992 ROM 1024k @{" A1000 " link products.a1000 } - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} KS1.0 1985 DISK 256k @{" A1200 " link products.a1200 } - @{" AGA " link chips.aga} KS3.0 1992 ROM 2048k @{" A1500 " link products.a1500 } - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} KS1.3 ROM 1024k @{" A1500+ " link products.a1500 } - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} KS2.04 ROM 1024k @{" A2000 " link products.a2000 } - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} KS1.2 1987 ROM 1024k @{" A2000 " link products.a2000 } - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} KS1.3 ROM 1024k @{" A2500 " link products.a2500 } - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} KS1.3 ROM 1024k @{" A3000 " link products.a3000 } - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} KS1.3 DISK KS1.4 ROM KS2.04 1989 DISK 2048k @{" A3000 " link products.a3000 } - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} KS2.04 ROM 2048k @{" A3000T/030 " link products.a3000t.030} - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} KS2.04 1991 ROM 2048k @{" A3000T/040 " link products.a3000t.040} - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} KS2.04 1991 ROM 2048k @{" A3000UX " link products.a3000ux } - @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} UNIX 2048k @{" A4000/030 " link products.a4000.030 } - @{" AGA " link chips.aga} KS3.0 1992 ROM 2048k @{" A4000/040 " link products.a4000.040 } - @{" AGA " link chips.aga} KS3.0 1992 ROM 2048k @{" A4000T " link products.a4000t } - @{" AGA " link chips.aga} KS3.0 1992 ROM 2048k ROMs stored on disk offer some disadvantages and advantages. First, using the computer requires an additional amount of RAM equal to the size of the ROM, which is often 512k. However, access to the ROM is faster when stored in RAM in many cases. Also, multiple operating systems can be placed in one computer that has disk based ROM. In order to use multiple ROM revisions on the other computers, a ROM Swticher is used which is a hardware toggle that seats each ROM chip on a small daughterboard. Some machines, such as the @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}, also have a ROM Tower, which includes an outdated ROM revision required to boot the system. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.processors "Processors and Custom Chips" @toc stats - Processors and Custom Chips - The command VERSION, when executed from the Amiga Shell or CLI, returns the version of the Kickstart and the Workbench. Following are the various versions of the Amiga ROM chips. KS1.0 v30 KS1.1 NTSC v31 KS1.1 PAL v32 KS1.2 v33 KS1.3 v34 v35¹ KS1.4 KS2.0 v36 KS2.04 v37 KS2.1 v37 WB2.1 v38 KS3.0 v39, v40 ¹This revisions was designed for the A2024 monitor. The command CPU displays the configuration of the CPU and the memory burst modes. Following are the various CPU's used by the various machines, along with FPU math coprocessors. All are Motorola 68k series. The SHOWCONFIG command also returns relevant information in more detial. CPU FPU MMU @{" A500 " link products.a500 } 68000 7.16 MHz @{" A600 " link products.a600 } 68000 7.16 MHz @{" A1000 " link products.a1000 } 68000 7.16 MHz @{" A1200 " link products.a1200 } 68020 14.32 MHz @{" A1500 " link products.a1500 } 68000 @{" A2000 " link products.a2000 } 68000 7.16 MHz @{" A2500 " link products.a2500 } 68020 ??? ? @{" A2500 " link products.a2500 } 68030 ??? ? @{" A3000 " link products.a3000 } 68030 16.00 MHz 68881 x @{" A3000 " link products.a3000 } 68030 25.00 MHz 68882 x @{" A3000T/030 " link products.a3000t.030} 68030 25.00 MHz 68882 x @{" A3000T/040 " link products.a3000t.040} 68040 25.00 MHz 68040 x @{" A3000UX " link products.a3000ux } 68030 25.00 MHz 68882 x @{" A4000/030 " link products.a4000.030 } 68030 ??? @{" A4000/040 " link products.a4000.040 } 68040 25.00 MHz 68040 x @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.monitors "AGA Compatible Monitors" @toc stats - AGA Compatible Monitors - The following monitors are capable of displaying all modes of the @{" AGA " link chips.aga} chip set for Amiga computers. MODEL MANUFACTURER PRICE SIZE kHz VERT Hz MS-8431 Amazing Tech. $399 14 15-36 ? AML-1402 Adara Technology, $650 14 15-36 45-90 CM-324 AOC International $549 14 15-36 50-90 CM-324H/M AOC International ? 14 15-36 50-90 CM-326 AOC International $649 14 15-38 50-90 Auto-Trak 714 Conrac Display ? 13 15.5-37 45-80 Auto-Trak 9250 Conrac Display $3,850 13 15-37.5 48-90 Model 7126S Conrac Display $3,995 26 15-32 48-75 Model 7211 Conrac Display $4,120 13 15-37.5 47-80 Model 7211 Conrac Display $4,120 19 15-37.5 47-80 Model 7241 Conrac Display $2,995 19 15-37 47-80 Model 9214 Conrac Display ? 13 15-38 50-80 Multiscan 3436 CTX International $780 14 15-38 50-90 TSM-1431 Darius Technology $699 14 15.5-39 50-90 ECM 1410 Electrohome, Ltd. $1,195 14 15-40 45-90 ECM 2010 Electrohome, Ltd. $3,195 20 15-38 45-120 Eversync Color Everex Systems $599 14 15.5-35 50-70 FMS Falco Data $750 14 15-38 47-90 MTS-9608S Forefront Technology $499 14 15-38 50-90 TY-1411 Golden Dragon ? 14 15.5-3 50-120 Idek MF-5017 IDEK/Iiyama North Amer $1,275 17 15-40 50-90 Idek MF-5021 IDEK/Iiyama North Amer $2,695 21 15.5-38 50-90 C21LV-65MAX Image Systems Corp. ? 21 15-65 55-90 C24LV-65MAX Image Systems Corp. ? 24 15-65 55-90 CM-1403 Intra Electronics USA $300 14 15-38 40-100 GD-H4220US JVC Information $2,895 19 15-37 45-87 CMON M Leading Edge $599 14 15.75-39 50-90 MagicVIEW 20 Mac $1,999 20 15.75-36 50-100 Model 2014/LP Microvitec, ? 14 15-40 45-100 Model 2020 Microvitec, $2,495 20 15-38 ? Model 710MH Mitsuba Corp. $415 14 15-38 50-90 Diamond Pro 26M Mitsubishi Electronics $11,300 25 15-38 45-90 HC-3505SK Mitsubishi Electronics $11,300 26 15.7-38 45-90 XC-3315C Mitsubishi Electronics $5,495 33 15-38 40-120 XC-3715C Mitsubishi Electronics $7,599 37 15-36 45-120 AM-2752A Mitsubishi Electronics $3,700 27 15.6-36 45-90 AM-3151A Mitsubishi Electronics $5,200 31 15.6-36 45-90 AM-3501R Mitsubishi Electronics $6,900 35 15-35.5 45-70 AM-1381A Mitsubishi Electronics $839 14 15.6-36 45-90 MG-3430 Modgraph, $985 9 15-35 50-70 DM-2710 NEC Technologies, $3,995 27 15-38 40-100 PanaSync C1391 Panasonic Communicatio $899 13 15.5-36 40-80 Ultra 1200 Princeton Graphic Syst $450 12 15-38 45-120 Ultra 1400 Princeton Graphic Syst $899 14 15-38 45-120 Ultra 1600 Princeton Graphic Syst $775 16 15-38 45-120 AlphaScan Sampo Corp. of America $649 14 15.75-36 50-87 CE-8 Sceptre Technologies, $995 14 15-38 50-90 CM-3 Sceptre Technologies, $795 14 15.5-36 50-70 CPD-1302 SONY Corporation $995 13 15.75-36 50-100 GVM-1310 SONY Corporation $1,295 13 15.75-36 50-100 GVM-2020 SONY Corporation $1,595 20 15.75-36 50-100 Tuff/CRT Talon Technology Corp. $6,000 14 15-35 47-73 Omniscan CM-1495H Tatung Co. of America, $899 14 15-37 40-120 MultiVision 770+ TAXAN America $895 14 15-37 50-90 MediaScan 3+ TVM Professional Monit ? 14 15-38 46-100 TM-5414 TW Casper Corp. ? 14 15.5-35 50-70 Bjorn Stenberg Stockholm, Sweden bjst@sth.frontec.se @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.storage "Storage Devices" @toc stats - Storage Devices - AMIGADOS MS-DOS MACINTOSH KS1.0 720k KS1.2 880k KS1.3 880k 720k KS2.04 900k 1.76mb 720k 1.44mb 1.44mb KS3.0 900k 1.76mb 720k 1.44mb 1.44mb In order to read 1.76mb AmigaDOS or 1.44mb MS-DOS a high density disk drive is required. These include the CBM drive, the Aplied Engineering drive, a floptical drive, or a high density IBM floppy drive. Some floptical drives do not support standard Amiga disks. IBM floppy drives may require a special driver. To read IBM disks from WB revisions older than 2.1, public domain software or WB upgrades are required. The Atari ST uses the same format as MS-DOS so no special conversion is necessary. In order to read Macintosh 800k disks, third party hardware is required or a Macintosh emulator card. THIRD PARTY HARDWARE FLOPPY HD-FLOPPY SCSI IDE FLOPPY HD-FLOPPY SCSI IDE @{" A500 " link products.a500 } x x x x x @{" A600 " link products.a600 } x x x x ? N/A @{" A1000 " link products.a1000 } x x x x x @{" A1200 " link products.a1200 } x x x x ? N/A @{" A1500 " link products.a1500 } x x x x x @{" A2000 " link products.a2000 } x x x x x @{" A2500 " link products.a2500 } x x x x x x @{" A3000 " link products.a3000 } x x x x x x @{" A3000T " link products.a3000t } x x x x x x x @{" A3000UX " link products.a3000ux} x x x x x x @{" A4000 " link products.a4000 } x x x x x x N/A @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.game_systems "Game Systems" @toc stats - Game Systems - CPU MHZ BITS RES COLORS PALETTE RAM SNES 65816 3.6 16 256x224 256 32768 192k Genesis 68000 7.6 16 320x224 128 512 136k Neo Geo 68000 12.5 16 320x224 4096 65536 132k Amiga 600 68000 7.16 16 1280x512 4096 4096 1024k Amiga 1200 68020 14.32 32 1280x512 262144 262144 2048k @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators "Emulators" @toc main - Emulators - @{" IBM XT " link emulators.xt} @{" IBM AT " link emulators.at} @{" Macintosh " link emulators.mac} @{" UNIX " link emulators.unix} @{" Atari ST " link emulators.atari} @{" Commodore 64 " link emulators.64} @{" Miscellaneous " link emulators.misc} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators.xt "IBM XT Emulators" @toc emulators - IBM XT Emulators - TEXT CGA EGA VGA A500 ZorroII ALL Transformer XT 8088 x x x PC Task XT 8088 x x x x IBeM XT 8088 x x x x Cross PC XT 8088 x x x x Power PC Board XT 8088 x x x x x x 2088 Bridgeboard XT 8088 x x x x - See also: @{" Golden Gate II Bridgecard " link products.bridgecard} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators.at "IBM AT Emulators" @toc emulators - IBM AT Emulators - TEXT CGA EGA VGA A500 ZorroII ALL 2286 Bridgeboard AT 286 x x x x x 2386 Bridgeboard AT 386 x x x x x ATOnce AT 286 x x x x x GoldenGate AT 386 x x x x x GoldenGate AT 486SLC x x x x x EMC 486SLC AT 486SLC x x x x x GVP 286 AT 286 x x x x x x GVP286 ATOnce PowerPC NortonSI 15 Hercules x ? ? CGA x x x EGA/VGA MONO ? ? Multitask? x x Shared RAM? x x x FPU 80C287 80C387SX ? GG386 GG486 2088 2286 2386 EMC486 mHz 25 33 NortonSI 23 45 ? ? ? 66 Landmark 2.0 78 103 Hercules x x ? x x ? CGA x x x x x x EGA/VGA x x x x x x Multitask? x x x x x x Shared RAM? x x ? ? ? ? FPU ? ? ? ? ? ? IDE PORT x x ? x x x FLOPPY PORT x x x x x x SERIAL PORT SW SW ? ? ? 2 PARALLEL PORT SW SW ? ? ? 1 GAME PORT ? ? ? 1 - See also: @{" Golden Gate II Bridgecard " link products.bridgecard} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators.mac "Macintosh Emulators" @toc emulators - Macintosh Emulators - PLUS IIx ZorroII ALL SYSTEM7 COLOR AMax 68000 x x x AMax II+ 68000 x x EMPLANT 68030 x x x x x ROM SERIAL_PORT APPLETALK MIDI_PORT SCSI_PORT AMax II+ 128k x x x EMPLANT 256k x x x All ports listed above are exterior ports. AMax allows emulation of black and white Macintosh software designed for the Macintosh Plus. It does not allow the user to run Amiga software at the same time as Macintosh software. Emplant is capable of multitasking Amiga and Macintosh software at the same time on independent screens. Emplant also allows emulation of other computers simultaneously. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators.unix "UNIX Operating Systems" @toc emulators - UNIX Operating Systems - ALL ZorroII MULTIUSER Amiga UNIX 68030 x x LINUX MINIX @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators.64 "Commodore 64 Emulators" @toc emulators - Commodore 64 Emulators - GO 64 Emulator 6502 Commercial A64 Package 6502 Shareware @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators.atari "Atari ST Emulators @toc emulators - Atari ST Emulators - A500 ZorroII ALL MULTITASK Medusa 68000 x Cameleon 68000 x @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulators.misc "Miscellaneous" @toc emulators - Miscellaneous - ALL BBC Micro x ZX80 Spectrum Z80 x Apple II 6502 x GameBoy Z80 x @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node emulation "Secret Message" @toc emulators.misc @prev emulators @next emulators - Secret Message - Only the Amiga! Thanks to Readysoft, Jim Drew & Joe Fenton, GVP, Vortex, EMC, David Salamon, and all the other hardware and software authors out there who make these beautiful gifts! Oh and Commodore too! @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node graphics "Graphics Boards" @toc main - Graphics Boards - @{" 8 bit Graphics Boards " link graphics.8} @{" 24 bit Graphics Boards " link graphics.24} @{" Video Production Hardware " link graphics.video} @{" Genlocks " link graphics.genlocks} @{" Workbench Support " link graphics.workbench} @{" External Graphics Boards " link graphics.external} @{" Index " link graphics.index} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node graphics.external "External Graphics Boards" @toc graphics - External Graphics Boards - These graphics boards should be compatible with all Amigas. - DCTV - NTSC or PAL - RGB optional - image capture in 10 seconds - color video cameras - still video cameras - video disk - still frame capable VCR's - paint and animation software included - compatible with other software packages - 1 megabyte RAM required - 3 or 5 megabytes RAM recommended - HAM-E - NTSC or PAL - RGB standard - Colorburst @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node graphics.8 "8 bit Graphics Boards" @toc graphics - 8 BIT Graphics Boards - BITS PALT RES RGB COMP NTSC PAL SLOT FPU Resolver 8 24 2048x2048 x x x ZorroII 34010 Lowell A2410 8 1280x1024 x x x ZorroII AVideo12 12 x x x DENISE HAM-E 16 1600x1280 x x x RGB PORT AGA 18 24 1280x512 x x x x Retina 8 24 2400x1200 x x x ZorroII @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node graphics.24 "24 bit Graphics Boards" @toc graphics - 24 BIT Graphics Boards - BITS RES RGB COMP NTSC PAL DIGI GLOCK VIDEOSLOT Retina 24 1024x768 x x x Harlequin 24 910x486 x x x Vivid 24 24 2048x2048 x x x x Rembrandt 24 1024x1024 x x x x x Visiona 24 8192x4096 x x x x OpalVision 24 768x476 x x x x x x FireCracker 24 1024x480 x x x x EGS 24 x x x x IV24 24 768x480 x x x x x x x AVideo24 24 x x x ? Video Toaster 22 768x480 x x x x x DCTV 22 768x480 x x x x x AGA 18 1280x480 x x x x HAM-E ? 1600x1280 ? ? x ? ? AVideo12 12 x x x ? Resolver 8 2048x2048 x x x Lowell A2410 8 1280x1024 x x x Denise ZorroII ALL FPU PIP Retina 24 x Harlequin 24 x Resolver 8 x 34010 Vivid 24 24 x 34020 (4) Rembrandt 24 x 34020 Visiona 24 x INMOS OpalVision 24 x x FireCracker 24 x Lowell A2410 8 x EGS 24 COMBO IV24 24 x x AVideo12 12 x AVideo24 24 x Video Toaster 22 x DCTV 22 x HAM-E ? x A500 A600 A1000 A2000 A3000 A4000 CDTV Retina x x x Harlequin x x x Resolver x x x Vivid 24 ? x x Rembrandt ? x x Visiona x x x OpalVision x x x FireCracker x x x Lowell A2410 x x ? EGS x IV24 x x x AVideo12 x x x x AVideo24 x x x x Video Toaster x x ? DCTV x x x x x x x HAM-E x x x x x x x NOTES: A2000 includes @{" A1500 " link products.a1500}, @{" A2000 " link products.a2000}, @{" A2500 " link products.a2500} A3000 includes @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}, @{" A3000T " link products.a3000t} EGS Requires an @{" A2000 " link products.a2000} with a GVP Combo accelerator. DCTV and HAM-E are external units. Video Toaster requires endplate adjustment for @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}. @{" A3000UX " link products.a3000ux} may use Lowell A2410 or Resolver. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node graphics.index "Index - Graphics Boards" @toc graphics - Index of Graphics Boards - PALETTE BITS @{" Retina " link null} 24 24 @{" Harlequin " link null} 24 24 @{" Vivid 24 " link null} 24 24 @{" Rembrandt " link null} 24 24 @{" Visiona " link null} 24 24 @{" OpalVision " link null} 24 24 @{" FireCracker " link null} 24 24 @{" EGS " link null} 24 24 @{" IV24 " link null} 24 24 @{" AGA " link null} 24 18 @{" AVideo24 " link null} 24 24 @{" Video Toaster " link null} 24 22 @{" Video Toaster II " link null} 24 @{" DCTV " link null} 22 22 @{" HAM-E " link null} 16 16 @{" AVideo12 " link null} 12 12 @{" OCS " link null} 12 12 @{" ECS " link null} 12 12 @{" Resolver " link null} 24 8 @{" Lowell A2410 " link null} 8 8 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node graphics.index.opalvision "Opal Vision" @toc graphics.index - Opal Vision - - 24 BIT RGB output - video bandwidth greater than 7 MHz 1.5 megabytes RAM - video slot capable - 24 BIT frame buffer - 16.8 million color palette - double buffered animation - 24 BIT or 15 BIT in low and medium resolutions - 8 BIT in all resolutions - VLSI graphics coprocessor - resolution changes - stencil modes - transition effects - smooth scrolling - screen colors update in realtime - dual playfield and overlay priority stencil modes - 20ns video switch - autoconfigures for NTSC and PAL - software included - Opal Paint - Opal Animate - video special effects chip (optional) - frame grabber and genlock module (optional) - scan rate converter (optional) - Roaster Chip for digital video effects (optional) @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq "Frequently Asked Questions" @toc main - Frequently Asked Questions - @{" Video Toaster " link faq.toaster} @{" Operating System Software " link faq.os} @{" Kickstart and Workbench " link faq.rom} @{" Processors " link faq.cpu} @{" Custom Chip Set " link faq.custom_chips} @{" Emulators " link faq.emulators} @{" Hardware Expansion " link faq.expansion} @{" Software Drivers " link faq.drivers} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.toaster "Video Toaster Questions" @toc faq - Can a Video Toaster work in an @{" A3000 " link products.a3000} or @{" A3000T " link products.a3000t}? YES. In order for this to fit in the case, you must either desolder the Toaster endplate and slide it over, break off two of the video inputs from the Toaster, cut a hole in the case of the @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}, or leave the case off the @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}. If you are using Toaster software older than 2.0 than you will have ot remove the @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} Super @{" Denise " link null} chip and replace it with an old non-@{" ECS " link chips.ecs} @{" Denise " link null}. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.toaster.02 "Video Toaster Questions" @toc faq - Can a Video Toaster work in an @{" A4000 " link products.a4000}? POSSIBLY. It is rumored that an @{" A4000 " link products.a4000} specific version of the Toaster will be out sometime this year. It is not known if a Toaster is @{" AGA " link chips.aga} compatible. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.toaster.03 "Video Toaster Questions" @toc faq @next faq.toaster.04 - Is there a version of the Video Toaster for the Amiga? YES. The Video Toaster only works on Amiga computers. It does not work on any other computer. If you own a Video Toaster Workstation then you are in fact using an Amiga 2000. There is currently no version of the Video Toaster for the Macintosh or for IBM PC clones. However, via the seriel port, data can be transferred between the systems. If you require running Macintosh software and a Video Toaster at the same time, then I highly advise you to use the EMPLANT Macintosh II emulator board inside a Video Toaster equipped Amiga. At one time NewTek VAR'd Amiga 2000's and sold then as Toaster Workstations but they no longer do so. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node IBM "IBM Frequently Asked Questions" @toc faq @prev faq.toaster.03 @prev faq.toaster.04 - IBM Frequently Asked Questions - 10. Of course IBM's multitask. 9. Wait a second. Let me escape to DOS. 7. WindowsNT 3.1 version 1.0. 8. The Pentium is out. Or is it the P5? Maybe the 586... well, my motherboard is P5 upgradable. You just remove it and pop in a new motherboard. 7. It's 66 MHz. But only when it talks to itself. When it talks to the rest of the computer it is 33 MHz. Yeah, like the 33 MHz 68040, only we call ours 66 MHz. 6. 170 megabyte hard drive (w/Stacker). 5. The IBM is for more serious games, like role playing adventures. None of that fast, blitzing high quality parallax scrolling, hardware sprites, double buffered animation, multi-processed audio, or fun stuff. 4. Does anyone have a used mouse controller? I can't plug my mouse and printer in at the same time. 3. Sure it only has a 640k limit. But all you have to do to add more memory to your operating system is buy this memory manager... 2. NOTE: This RAM expansion board is not compatible with XYZ compatible graphics boards unless you change jumper J-152 and use the third card slot from the left. Also not compatible with ABC brand mouse controllers, FGH brand communications software, and JKL standard hard disk controllers unless you change jumper J-158 and use the first card slot on the right. 1. Well, I happen to like 5.25" floppy drives! Microsoft says, "Buy Windows 3.1." "Buy OS/2." "Gotcha. I didn't say Microsoft Says." @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node macintosh "Macintosh Frequently Asked Questions" @toc faq @prev faq.toaster.03 @next faq.toaster.04 - Macintosh Frequently Asked Questions - 10. How do I get balloon help for Balloon Help? 9. The Macintosh Video Toaster? It sure looks a heck of a lot like an Amiga 2000. 8. The Macintosh excels in productivity software. 7. Best Seller This Week: Screenblanker Modules! 6. When I open a new window does it lose the information from the old window? 5. Sure it has multitasking. Just don't try to do more than one thing at the same time. 4. Small, monochrome, low resolution monitors are awesome! 3. The LC III; a price performance break through and all new technology. Introducing color to low cost computers! 2. Introducing a whole new line of Apple computers! No, not just the same old thing in a new box! Would we do that? 1. Maybe Marc will buy a Centris. God I hope so. Amiga - Computer for the Creative Mind Macintosh - Computer for the Rest of Us @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.toaster.04 "Video Toaster Questions" @toc faq @prev faq.toaster.03 - Do I need a Time Based Corrector (TBC)? POSSIBLY. The Toaster is capable of recording live video without a time based corrector. However, if you wish to use a video recorder to input to the Toaster than a time based corrector is needed. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ - What type of Time Based Corrector (TBC) do I need? - Should I get 2 megabytes of @{" Chip RAM " link null}? - Where can I get demo tapes? - Where can I get tutorials? - What telecommunications support is available? - How do I contact NewTek? - What is a Video Toaster Workstation? - What can the Video Toaster do? - What type of people use the Video Toaster? @node faq.cpu "Processor Questions" @toc faq - Why is my stock computer slow? YOU NEED @{" Fast RAM " link null}. If your computer only contains @{" Chip RAM " link null}, than it may be as much as 4 times slower than a computer equipped with @{" Fast RAM " link null}. This is true for all but the @{" A3000 " link products.a3000} and @{" A4000 " link products.a4000}, which come with adequate @{" Fast RAM " link null}. At least 512k of @{" Fast RAM " link null} is suggested, although a minimum of 1 megabyte is greatly preferred. Any @{" Fast RAM " link null} above 1 megabyte has a negligible impact on CPU speed. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.cpu.02 "Processor Questions" @toc faq - Can I replace my @{" 68000 " link null} with a @{" 68010 " link null}? POSSIBLY. If you have an @{" A1000 " link products.a1000}, @{" A500 " link products.a500}, @{" A1500 " link products.a1500}, or @{" A2000 " link products.a2000} then you can. On an @{" A600 " link products.a600}, the @{" 68000 " link null} is not socketed and cannot be removed. The @{" 68010 " link null} allows you to access FPU chips via a special disk based library. Speed increases are on the order of 10-15%. However, software compatibility suffers, so it is advised that you do not do this. @{" 68010 " link null} chips sell for under $10. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.cpu.03 "Processor Questions" @toc faq - Can an 040 accelerator work on KS1.3 or lower? NO. If you intend on using an 040 accelerator, it is suggested that you either use @{" KS2.04 " link null} or greater. The KS must also be in ROM and not on disk. Some older 040 accelerators permit the use of KS1.3 or @{" KS2.04 " link null} in RAM but this is not widely used. The @{" KS2.04 " link null}, if needed, sell for $50 or less. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.rom "Kickstart and Workbench Questions" @toc faq - Can I have different versions of the Kickstart and Workbench? YES. If you have KS1.2 you can also run WB1.3. If you have @{" KS2.04 " link null} you can also run WB2.1. It is also possible to run older versions of system software but it is suggested to use the most compatible versions as older versions may suffer from software incompatibilities. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.rom.02 "Kickstart and Workbench Questions" @toc faq - What is a Tower ROM? KS1.4 for the @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}. It is available on early model @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}'s. It is not suggested that you use KS1.4 as it is outdated and not supported. These should not be removed. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.rom.03 "Kickstart and Workbench Questions" @toc faq - Why should I upgrade my Kickstart or Workbench? If you are running anything lower than KS1.2, you have an obsolete version that is no longer generally supported. If You are running KS1.2, you may wish to upgrade to KS1.3 if you require better compatibility or autobooting hard drives. If you have KS1.3 or less, you will want @{" KS2.04 " link null} if you intend to use a @{" 68040 " link chips.68040} accelerator. Also, @{" KS2.04 " link null} offers much more compatibility with productivity software, while KS1.3 is more compatible with entertainment software. If you are running @{" KS2.04 " link null}, you may wish to look into WB2.1 if you need to read MD-DOS disks. @{" KS3.0 " link null}, although a major upgrade, is not yet required by existing software. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - What is the difference between @{" Chip RAM " link null} and @{" Fast RAM " link null}? @{" Chip RAM " link null} is similar to video RAM found on other computers. On the Amiga, the custom chip set can only directly access the RAM found in the @{" Chip RAM " link null}. Chip is required by all Amigas, while @{" Fast RAM " link null} is not required but highly suggested. @{" Chip RAM " link null} stores screen data and audio data among other things. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.02 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - Why does the Amiga come with so little RAM or disk space? The Amiga requires less RAM and disk space than other computers. It is possible to use the Amiga operating system with less than 20k of disk space and less than 100k of RAM. It is possible to run most Amiga software with 1 megabyte of RAM and one floppy drive. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.03 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - Does the Amiga support high density floppy disks? YES. The @{" A4000 " link products.a4000} includes a 1.76 megabyte floppy drive which also reads IBM 1.44 megabyte and IBM 720k disks. This floppy drive should work with most Amigas. Some @{" A3000 " link products.a3000}'s in Australia were shipped with high density floppy drives. Applied Engineering also manufactured a high density floppy drive, but it did not sell well due to its high price. The Amiga high density drive from CBM sells for under $100. Many people have used standard IBM high density drives using a special device driver. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.04 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - Is it possible to access the IBM slots in my computer without buying a Bridgeboard? YES. The Golden Gate II card allows one to use the IBM slots without purchasing a bridgeboard. IBM peripherals can therefor be used by Amiga software. The Golden Gate II is not an IBM emulator and should not be confused with the Golden Gate IBM emulator. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.05 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - If I purchase an Amiga, what additional hardware will I need? Generally, the only additional hardware required is a monitor or television to be used as a display device. The Amiga comes with all the necessary hardware to provide a fully working system. Some models do not include hard drives, however are fully capable of operating from floppy drives since Amiga software occupies less disk space than software for other formats. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.06 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - What is the difference between the @{" A500 " link products.a500}, @{" A500+ " link products.a500}, and @{" A500 " link products.a500} Plus? The @{" A500 " link products.a500} contains either KS1.2 or KS1.3. The @{" A500+ " link products.a500} contains @{" KS2.04 " link null} with the @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} chipset and is only available in Europe. The @{" A500 " link products.a500} Plus is an @{" A500 " link products.a500} with a special set of software packages and is similar in hardware to an @{" A500 " link products.a500}. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.07 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - Can the Amiga run IBM PC software? YES. Every Amiga is capable of running IBM PC software, including MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, OS/2, and all supporting software. This also includes SVGA cards, SoundBlaster, and time-based video correctors. In fact, many of these emulators can multitask PC and Amiga software simultaneously with minimal usage of CPU time. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.08 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - Does the Amiga multitask? YES. The Amiga has multitasked since its conception in 1985. It works pre-emptively similar to UNIX and OS/2, as opposed to Windows 3.1 and System 7 which multitask co-operatively. It is generally accepted that pre-emptive multitasking is much cleaner and more reliable than co-operative multitasking. Also supported is multiprocessing. It is possible for the Amiga's custom chip sets to perform different operations simultaneously. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.09 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - Is the Amiga text based or window based? BOTH. The Amiga offers a windowing system called Intuition, that is accessed through the Workbench and most software. There is also a command line interface know as the CLI, and an advanced shell known as the AmigaShell. Also available is CSH, KSH, and BASH. The newer Kickstarts offer more shell commands in ROM than the previous versions. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node faq.hardware.10 "Hardware Questions" @toc faq - Is the Amiga for games only? NO. The Amiga is used by numerous television stations and other studios to produce broadcast quality video images and animations. The Amiga is used by Nickelodian, MTV, Prevue Guide, many cable TV stations, and movie studios. For example, the computer graphics in the science fiction movie Babylon 5 was produced using Amiga video and morphing software. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products "Amiga Product Guide" @toc main - Amiga Product Guide - @{" A500 " link products.a500 } @{" A500+ " link products.a500+ } @{" A600 " link products.a600 } @{" A600HD " link products.a600 } @{" A1000 " link products.a1000 } @{" A1200 " link products.a1200 } @{" A1200HD " link products.a1200 } @{" A1500 " link products.a1500 } @{" A2000 " link products.a2000 } @{" A2000HD " link products.a2000 } @{" A2000HDA " link products.a2000 } @{" A2500 " link products.a2500 } @{" A3000 " link products.a3000 } @{" A3000T/030 " link products.a3000t.030} @{" A3000T/040 " link products.a3000t.040} @{" A3000UX " link products.a3000ux } @{" A4000/030 " link products.a4000.030 } @{" A4000/040 " link products.a4000.040 } @{" A4000T " link products.a4000t } @{" CDTV " link products.cdtv } @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a500 "Amiga 500" @toc products - Amiga 500 - OS CHIPSET A500 KS1.2 WB1.2 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A500 KS1.3 WB1.3 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A500+ KS2.0 WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68000 7.16 MHz CPU - 512k Chip RAM or 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - maximum 512k Chip RAM or 1 megabyte Chip RAM - 512k Fast RAM in trapdoor expansion bus (optional) - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 512k RAM or 1 megabyte RAM on motherboard - 256k ROM or 512k ROM on motherboard - 3.5" drive bay - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - integrated keyboard - 2 button mouse - A1000 sidecar expansion bus - A500 trapdoor expansion bus - compact case - external power supply port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - monochrome composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a500+ "Amiga 500+" @toc products - Amiga 500+ - OS CHIPSET A500 KS1.2 WB1.2 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A500 KS1.3 WB1.3 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A500+ KS2.0 WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68000 7.16 MHz CPU - 512k Chip RAM or 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - maximum 512k Chip RAM or 1 megabyte Chip RAM - 512k Fast RAM in trapdoor expansion bus (optional) - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 512k RAM or 1 megabyte RAM on motherboard - 256k ROM or 512k ROM on motherboard - 3.5" drive bay - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - integrated keyboard - 2 button mouse - A1000 sidecar expansion bus - A500 trapdoor expansion bus - compact case - external power supply port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - monochrome composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a600 "Amiga 600" @toc products - Amiga 600 - OS CHIPSET A600 KS2.05 WB2.1 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} A600HD KS2.05 WB2.1 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68000 7.16 MHz CPU - 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - maximum 2 megabytes Chip RAM - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 512k RAM or 1 megabyte RAM on motherboard - 512k ROM on motherboard - 3.5" drive bay - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 2.5" 40 megabyte IDE hard drive (optional) - integrated keyboard - 2 button mouse - A600 trapdoor expansion bus - PCMCIA 2.0 expansion bus - compact case - external power supply port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - color composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a1000 "Amiga 1000" @toc products @next products.a1200 - Amiga 1000 - OS CHIPSET A1000 KS1.2 WB1.2 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} - Motorola MC68000 7.16 MHz CPU - 256k Chip RAM on motherboard - 256k Chip RAM in frontpanel expansion bus (optional) - maximum 512k megabyte Chip RAM - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 256k RAM on motherboard - 256k Writable Control Store for OS on daughterboard - 256k ROM on floppy disk - 3.5" drive bay - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - detached keyboard - 2 button mouse - A1000 sidecar expansion bus - A1000 frontpanel expansion bus - pizza box case - keyboard storage garage - signature case - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - color composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node sales "Marketing the Amiga" @toc products @prev products.a1000 @next products.a1200 - Marketing the Amiga - I would like to take this time to say that CBM better get its marketing department moving in the US. CBM used to have a decent name recognition, and it still does. However, many people have NOT heard of the Amiga. My suggestion is plain and simple; hit the educational market and the kids only. Advertise during Saturday morning cartoons. Give posters for free with the purchase of an A500, A600 or A1200. Kids will put the posters up in their rooms, and their friends will see them, and their parents, and the kids will go to elementary school and brag about their Amigas, just like they do now with Nintendos and Segas. The kids have the want and the parents got the money. The time to advertise is not in the Fall during the Christmas season. The time to advertise is over the summer, when parents have yet to decide what to buy their kids for Christmas. Then by September they start making decisions. Then in November, if sales are high and stores are out of stock, the media will declare A600's and A1200's as hot products. Create a package for teachers. Include word processing and a database, and put it with an A600 or A1200 and sell them or give them to teachers for below retail prices. Teachers decide what computers the schools buy. Get teachers addicted to cheap computers and they will surely push their schools during the budget proposals to buy the more affordable Amigas. Do the same with businesses. To enter the business market, find the top business schools in the United States and offer great astounding deals to incoming freshmen. By the time they graduate, if they learn to use Amigas, that is what they will order for their future companies. People buy computers for various reasons. Some buy because of the price. Literate users buy due to power and support. Illiterate users buy due to name recognition and peer pressure. Peer into the future; then apply pressure. - David Tiberio - Now, onto the Amiga 1200 (if you are browsing forward that is, otherwise the Amiga 1000 is next)... WARNING: AMIGA INSIDE @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a1200 "Amiga 1200" @toc products @prev products.a1000 - Amiga 1200 - OS CHIPSET A1200 @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A1200HD @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} - Motorola MC68EC020 14.32 MHz CPU - 2 megabytes Chip RAM on motherboard - maximum 2 megabytes Chip RAM - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 512k ROM on motherboard - 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 2.5" 40 megabyte IDE hard drive (optional) - integrated keyboard - 96 keys - 10 function keys - numeric keypad - cursor keys (inverted T layout) - 2 button mouse - A1200 trapdoor 150 pin local bus expansion - PCMCIA 2.0 expansion bus - compact case - external power supply port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - color composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - 2 stereo audio output ports - 32 BIT data path - 24 BIT address space - optional battery backed clock - weight: 8 lbs. - 9.5" deep x 18.5" wide x 3" high - 110 volt/60Hz 23 watts power supply (external) @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a1500 "Amiga 1500" @toc products - Amiga 1500 - OS CHIPSET A1500 @{" KS1.3 " link null} WB1.3 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A1500+ @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68000 7.16 MHz CPU - 1 megabyte 16 BIT Chip RAM on motherboard - maximum 1 megabyte Chip RAM - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 256k ROM or 512k ROM on motherboard - 1 5.25" internal drive bay - 2 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 2 3.5" 880k internal floppy drives - detached keyboard - 2 button mouse - 5 Zorro II 16 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 2 IBM AT internal expansion slots - 2 IBM XT internal expansion slots - internal CPU expansion slot - internal video expansion slot - slot for external connectors - desktop case - internal power supply - internal fan - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - monochrome composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ - The Amiga 2000 comes in a few models. Originally the A2000 was designed both in Germany and in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania design was eventually used and is termed the B2000, although it is sold under the original project name of A2000. Very few German A2000's were sold once the B2000 took its place. - The A2000HD includes a hard drive and a hard disk controller. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a2000 "Amiga 2000" @toc products - Amiga 2000 - OS CHIPSET A2000 @{" KS1.3 " link null} WB1.3 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A2000HD @{" KS1.3 " link null} WB1.3 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} A2000 @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} A2000HD @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} A2000HDA @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68000 7.16 MHz CPU - 1 megabyte 16 BIT Chip RAM on motherboard - maximum 1 megabyte Chip RAM - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 256k ROM or 512k ROM on motherboard - 1 5.25" internal drive bay - 2 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 3.5" 52 megabyte SCSI hard drive (optional) - detached keyboard - 2 button mouse - 5 Zorro II 16 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 2 IBM AT internal expansion slots - 2 IBM XT internal expansion slots - internal CPU expansion slot - internal video expansion slot - slot for external connectors - desktop case - internal power supply - internal fan - external floppy drive port - external SCSI hard drive port (optional) - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - monochrome composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a2500 "Amiga 2500" @toc products - Amiga 2500 - OS CHIPSET A2500 @{" KS1.3 " link null} WB1.3 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} - Motorola MC68020 25 MHz CPU or MC68030 25 MHz CPU - A2630/4 accelerator card - 1 megabyte 16 BIT Chip RAM on motherboard - maximum 1 megabyte Chip RAM - 4 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM on CPU card - maximum 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 256k ROM on motherboard - 1 5.25" internal drive bay - 2 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 3.5" 105 megabyte SCSI hard drive - detached keyboard - 2 button mouse - 5 Zorro II 16 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 2 IBM AT internal expansion slots - 2 IBM XT internal expansion slots - internal CPU expansion slot - internal video expansion slot - slot for external connectors - desktop case - internal power supply - internal fan - external SCSI hard drive port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - monochrome composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a3000 "Amiga 3000" @toc products - Amiga 3000 - OS CHIPSET A3000 @{" KS1.3 " link null} WB1.3 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} @{" KS1.4 " link null} WB1.4 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} A3000 @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68030 16 MHz CPU or MC68030 25 MHz CPU - 68881 16 MHz or 68882 25 MHz FPU - 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 2 megabytes 32 BIT Chip RAM - 1 megabyte Fast RAM or 4 megabytes Fast RAM on motherboard - expandable to 16 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM - 256k ROM and 512k ROM on hard disk or 512k ROM on hard disk or 512k ROM on motherboard - 32 BIT architecture - 3 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 3.5" 52 megabyte or 3.5" 105 megabyte SCSI hard drive - detached keyboard - 2 button mouse - 4 Zorro III 32 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 2 IBM AT internal expansion slots - internal 32 BIT CPU expansion slot - internal video expansion slot - desktop case - internal power supply - internal fan - external SCSI hard drive port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - built in video de-interlacer - display enhancer bypass switch - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a3000ux "Amiga 3000UX" @toc products - Amiga 3000UX - OS CHIPSET A3000UX @{" UNIX " link null} @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68030 25 MHz CPU - 68882 25 MHz FPU - 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 2 megabytes 32 BIT Chip RAM - 4 megabytes Fast RAM on motherboard - expandable to 16 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM - 512k ROM on motherboard - 32 BIT architecture - 3 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 3.5" 105 megabyte SCSI hard drive - detached keyboard - 3 button mouse - 4 Zorro III 32 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 2 IBM AT internal expansion slots - internal 32 BIT CPU expansion slot - internal video expansion slot - desktop case - internal power supply - internal fan - external SCSI hard drive port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - built in video de-interlacer - display enhancer bypass switch - 2 stereo audio output ports @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a3000t.030 "Amiga 3000T/030" @toc products - Amiga 3000T/030 - OS CHIPSET A3000T/030 @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68030 25 MHz CPU - 68030 surface mounted on motherboard - 68882 25 MHz FPU - 68882 surface mounted on motherboard - 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 2 megabytes 32 BIT Chip RAM - 4 megabytes Fast RAM on motherboard - expandable to 16 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM - 512k ROM on motherboard - 32 BIT architecture - 3 5.25" internal drive bays - 4 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 3.5" 210 megabyte SCSI hard drive - detached keyboard - 3 button mouse - 5 Zorro III 32 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 4 IBM AT internal expansion slots - internal 32 BIT CPU expansion slot - internal video expansion slot - floor mountable tower case - internal power supply - internal fan - external SCSI hard drive port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - built in video de-interlacer - display enhancer bypass switch - 2 stereo audio output ports - internal audio speaker - system lock key @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a3000t.040 "Amiga 3000T/040" @toc products - Amiga 3000T/040 - OS CHIPSET A3000T/040 @{" KS2.0 " link null} WB2.0 @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Motorola MC68040 25 MHz CPU - 68040 on expansion card in CPU slot - 68040 25 MHz FPU (emulated) - 68040 FPU emulates 68882 FPU on expansion card - 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 2 megabytes 32 BIT Chip RAM - 4 megabytes Fast RAM on motherboard - expandable to 16 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM - 512k ROM on motherboard - 32 BIT architecture - 3 5.25" internal drive bays - 4 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 880k internal floppy drive - 3.5" 210 megabyte SCSI hard drive - detached keyboard - 3 button mouse - 5 Zorro III 32 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 4 IBM AT internal expansion slots - 4 IBM AT slots inline - internal 32 BIT CPU expansion slot - internal video expansion slot - 1 video slot inline - floor mountable tower case - internal power supply - internal fan - external SCSI hard drive port - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - built in video de-interlacer - display enhancer bypass switch - 2 stereo audio output ports - internal audio speaker - system lock key @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a4000.030 "Amiga 4000/030" @toc products - Amiga 4000/030 - OS CHIPSET A4000/030 @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A4000/040 @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A4000T @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} - Motorola 680EC30 25 MHz CPU - CPU on expansion card in CPU slot - CPU card may be removed and exchanged for a faster card - CPU card compatible with A3000T, A4000/040, and A4000T - 68882 25 MHz FPU - 2 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 2 megabytes 32 BIT Chip RAM - 2 megabytes Fast RAM on motherboard - expandable to 16 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM - expandable using SIMM modules - 512k ROM on motherboard - 32 BIT architecture - 5.25" internal drive bay - 4 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 1.76 megabyte internal floppy drive - 3.5" 120 megabyte IDE hard drive - detached keyboard - 3 button mouse - 4 Zorro III 32 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 3 IBM AT internal expansion slots - internal 32 BIT CPU expansion slot - internal 24 BIT extended video expansion slot - desktop case - internal power supply - internal fan - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - 2 stereo audio output ports - weight: 20 lbs. - 15 1/4" deep x 15" wide x 5" high - 110 volt/60Hz 150 watt power supply (internal) @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a4000.040 "Amiga 4000/040" @toc products - Amiga 4000/040 - OS CHIPSET A4000/030 @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A4000/040 @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A4000T @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} - Motorola MC68040 25 MHz CPU - CPU on expansion card in CPU slot - CPU card may be removed and exchanged for a different card - CPU card compatible with A3000T, A4000/030 and A4000T - 68040 25 MHz FPU - 68040 FPU emulates 68882 FPU on expansion card - 2 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 2 megabytes 32 BIT Chip RAM - 4 megabytes Fast RAM on motherboard - expandable to 16 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM - expandable using SIMM modules - 512k ROM on motherboard - 32 BIT architecture - 5.25" internal drive bay - 4 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 1.76 megabyte internal floppy drive - 3.5" 120 megabyte IDE hard drive - detached keyboard - 3 button mouse - 4 Zorro III 32 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 3 IBM AT internal expansion slots - internal 32 BIT CPU expansion slot - internal 24 BIT extended video expansion slot - desktop case - internal power supply - internal fan - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - 2 stereo audio output ports - weight: 20 lbs. - 15 1/4" deep x 15" wide x 5" high - 110 volt/60Hz 150 watt power supply (internal) @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.a4000t "Amiga 4000T" @toc products - Amiga 4000T - OS CHIPSET A4000/030 @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A4000/040 @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} A4000T @{" KS3.0 " link null} WB3.0 @{" AGA " link chips.aga} - Motorola MC68040 25 MHz CPU - CPU on expansion card in CPU slot - CPU card may be removed and exchanged for a different card - CPU card compatible with A3000T, A4000/030 and A4000/040 - 68040 25 MHz FPU - 68040 FPU emulates 68882 FPU on expansion card - 2 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 2 megabytes 32 BIT Chip RAM - 4 megabytes Fast RAM on motherboard - expandable to 16 megabytes 32 BIT Fast RAM - expandable using SIMM modules - 512k ROM on motherboard - 32 BIT architecture - 5.25" internal drive bay - 4 3.5" drive bays - 2.5" drive mountable - 3.5" 1.76 megabyte internal floppy drive - 3.5" 210 megabyte SCSI II hard drive - SCSI II hard drive controller - detached keyboard - 3 button mouse - 5 Zorro III 32 BIT Amiga internal expansion slots - 4 IBM AT internal expansion slots - 2 inline with 2 Zorro III slots - internal 32 BIT CPU expansion slot - 2 internal 24 BIT extended video expansion slots - 2 inline with 2 Zorro III slots - floor mountable tower case - internal 250 WATT power supply - internal fan - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - 31KHz SVGA video output - 2 stereo audio output ports - 53.5cm x 50.8cm x 18cm @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.cdtv "CDTV - Commodore Dynamic Total Vision" @toc products - CDTV - OS CHIPSET CDTV KS1.3 WB1.3 @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} - Motorola MC68000 7.16 MHz CPU - 1 megabyte Chip RAM on motherboard - expandable to 1 megabyte Chip RAM - expandable to 8 megabytes Fast RAM - 512k ROM on motherboard - 5.25" internal drive bay - 2.5" drive mountable - 5.25" 640 megabyte CD-ROM drive - supports caddy based disc loading - wireless control keypad - numeric keypad - cursor keys - volume control - power ON/OFF switch - CD-ROM control function - detached wireless keyboard (optional) - wireless 2 button mouse (optional) - PCMCIA 1.0 expansion bus - external video expansion bus - consumer compact disc player style case - internal power supply - external floppy drive port - RS-232 serial port - Centronics parallel port - 2 mouse/joystick ports - color composite video port - 15kHz color RGB analog video port - S-Video color output - 2 stereo audio output ports - external MIDI input/output ports - stereo headphone output jack - channel select switch (3 or 4) @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node A4091 "A4091 Hard Drive Controller" @toc products - A4091 Hard Drive Controller - - SCSI-II hard drive controller - Zorro III compatible - 20 megabytes per second synchronous transfer rate @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.1084s "1084S Monitor" @toc products - 1084S Monitor - The 1084S monitor is compatible with all Amiga computers and CDTV multimedia players. - 15kHz color RGB analog video input - color composite video input - audio input jack - built in speaker - overscan compatible - interlace compatible @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.1950 "1950 Monitor" @toc products - 1950 Monitor - The 1950 monitor is compatible with the A1200, A3000 series, and A4000 series of Amiga computers. - 15kHz and 31kHz multiscan SVGA video input - overscan compatible - interlace compatible @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node products.bridgecard "Golden Gate II Bridgecard" @toc products - Golden Gate II Bridgecard - The Golden Gate II Bridgecard does not run IBM software emulation. It does however allow the Amiga to utilize IBM internal peripherals on the Amiga. This card should not be confused with the Vortex Golden Gate Bridgeboard, which does allow IBM software emulation. "Here is my current list of PC cards known to work with the GoldenGate boards. If you know of any more, please tell me. Also listed are known working hosts." David Salamon d-salamon@uiuc.edu - Comptable Products: original IBM-AT serial/parallel I/O card Datatech Mini286 Courier I/O Card Dell/PCs Limited IO card Galil 3-Axis Motion Controller board Data Translation DT2805 16 channel data acquisition board Lightspeed v.32 internal modem Xeltek Superpro Universal PAL/GAL/EPROM programmer EVEREX Multi I/O card Supra v.32bis FAXmodem internal JDR Multi I/O card with 16550 chips SMC PC270E 8-bit Arcnet adapter card AST Advantage! 16 bit I/O card SunTek IO card with 16550 DTK 8250-based IO card Boca Research "Boca I0 2 by 4" 2 parallel ports, 4 serial ports - Working Hosts: A500 with Phoenix Expansion Box A2000 A2000 with 68030 A2000 with 68040 A3000 25 MHz A4000 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node chips "Custom Chip Set" @toc main - Custom Chip Set - @{" OCS " link chips.ocs} - Original Chip Set @{" ECS " link chips.ecs} - Enhanced Chip Set @{" AGA " link chips.aga} - Advanced Graphics Architecture @{" AAA " link chips.aaa} - High End Chip Set @{" Agnus " link chips.agnus } OCS/ECS @{" Alice " link chips.alice } AGA @{" Amber " link chips.amber } ECS @{" Buster " link chips.buster} OCS/ECS/AGA @{" Denise " link chips.denise} OCS/ECS @{" Gary " link chips.gary } OCS/ECS @{" Lisa " link chips.lisa } AGA @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node chips.ocs "OCS - Original Chip Set" @toc chips - Original Chip Set - @{" Screenmodes " link screenmodes.ocs} @{" Colormodes " link colormodes.ocs} @{" Hardware Stats " link stats.ocs} The OCS chips originated in 1985 and were designed by the original Amiga crew of Los Gatos, California. These people included Jay Miner (Father of the Amiga) and RJ Michael. In its day OCS was the most advanced graphics set available on any home computer. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.ocs "Original Chip Set" @toc chips.ocs - OCS Screenmodes - Maximum Size 16368 x 16368 Monitor Types @{" RGB " link video.rgb}, VGA, SVGA, Multiscan, @{" Composite " link video.composite} Display Formats NTSC, PAL Horizontal Scan Rates 15kHz - 31kHz Vertical Scan Rates 50Hz - 72Hz NTSC:Low Res 320x200 6 60Hz NTSC:Low Res Laced 320x400 6 60Hz NTSC:Low Res 6 NTSC:Low Res Laced 6 NTSC:High Res 640x200 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz NTSC:High Res Laced 640x400 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz NTSC:High Res 724x241 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz NTSC:High Res Laced 724x482 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz PAL:Low Res 6 PAL:Low Res Laced 6 PAL:High Res 640x256 4 50Hz, 15.60kHz PAL:High Res Laced 640x512 4 50Hz, 15.60kHz [overscan modes wanted also] @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node colormodes.ocs "OCS - Original Chip Set" @toc chips.ocs - OCS Colormodes - Palette 4,096 Maximum Colors 4,096 Low Res 2 4 8 16 32 Low Res @{" EHB6 " link screenmodes.ehb6} 64 Low Res @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6} 4096 High Res 2 4 8 16 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node chips.ecs "ECS - Enhanced Chip Set" @toc chips - Enhanced Chip Set - @{" Screenmodes " link screenmodes.ecs} @{" Colormodes " link colormodes.ecs} @{" Hardware Stats " link stats.ecs} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.ecs "ECS Screenmodes" @toc chips.ecs - ECS Screenmodes - Maximum Size 16368 x 16368 Monitor Types @{" RGB " link video.rgb}, VGA, SVGA, Multiscan, @{" Composite " link video.composite} Display Formats NTSC, PAL Horizontal Scan Rates 15kHz - 31kHz Vertical Scan Rates 50Hz - 72Hz A2024_10Hz 1000x800 2 60Hz, 15.72kHz A2024_15Hz 1000x800 2 60Hz, 15.72kHz EURO:36Hz Low Res EURO:36Hz Low Res Laced EURO:36Hz High Res 640x200 73Hz, 15.69kHz ECS EURO:36Hz High Res Laced 640x400 73Hz, 15.69kHz ECS EURO:36Hz Super-High Res 1280x200 73Hz, 15.69kHz ECS EURO:36Hz Super-High Res Laced 1280x400 73Hz, 15.69kHz ECS EURO:72Hz Productivity 640x400 70Hz, 31.43kHz ECS EURO:72Hz Productivity Laced 640x800 70Hz, 31.43kHz ECS MULTISCAN:Extra-Low Res MULTISCAN:Extra-Low Res Laced MULTISCAN:Low Res MULTISCAN:Low Res Laced MULTISCAN:Productivity 640x480 2 60Hz, 31.44kHz ECS MULTISCAN:Productivity Laced 640x960 2 60Hz, 31.44kHz ECS NTSC:Low Res 320x200 6 60Hz NTSC:Low Res Laced 320x400 6 60Hz NTSC:Low Res 6 NTSC:Low Res Laced 6 NTSC:High Res 640x200 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz NTSC:High Res Laced 640x400 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz NTSC:High Res 724x241 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz NTSC:High Res Laced 724x482 4 60Hz, 15.72kHz NTSC:Super-High Res 1280x200 2 60Hz, 15.72kHz ECS NTSC:Super-High Res Laced 1280x400 2 60Hz, 15.72kHz ECS NTSC:Super-High Res 1440x241 2 60Hz, 15.72kHz ECS NTSC:Super-High Res Laced 1440x482 2 60Hz, 15.72kHz ECS PAL:Low Res 6 PAL:Low Res Laced 6 PAL:High Res 640x256 4 50Hz, 15.60kHz PAL:High Res Laced 640x512 4 50Hz, 15.60kHz PAL:Super-High Res 1280x256 2 50Hz, 15.60kHz ECS PAL:Super-High Res Laced 1280x512 2 50Hz, 15.60kHz ECS PAL:Super-High Res 1440x261 2 50Hz, 15.60kHz ECS PAL:Super-High Res Laced 1440x522 2 50Hz, 15.60kHz ECS SUPER72:Low Res SUPER72:Low Res Laced SUPER72:High Res 400x300 72Hz, 24.62kHz ECS SUPER72:High Res Laced 400x600 72Hz, 24.62kHz ECS SUPER72:Super-High Res 800x300 72Hz, 24.62kHz ECS SUPER72:Super-High Res Laced 800x600 72Hz, 24.62kHz ECS [overscan modes wanted also] @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node colormodes.ecs "ECS - Enhanced Chip Set" @toc chips.ecs - ECS Colormodes - Palette 4,096 Maximum Colors 4,096 Extra-Low Res Low Res 2 4 8 16 32 Low Res @{" EHB6 " link screenmodes.ehb6} 64 Low Res @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6} 4096 High Res 2 4 8 16 Super-High Res 2 4 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node chips.aga "AGA - Advanced Graphics Architecture" @toc chips - Advanced Graphics Architecture - @{" Screenmodes " link screenmodes.aga} @{" Colormodes " link colormodes.aga} @{" Hardware Stats " link stats.aga} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.aga "Advanced Graphics Architecture" @toc chips.aga - AAA Screenmodes - Maximum Size 16368 x 16368 Monitor Types @{" RGB " link video.rgb}, VGA, SVGA, Multiscan, @{" Composite " link video.composite} Display Formats NTSC, PAL Horizontal Scan Rates 15kHz - 31kHz Vertical Scan Rates 50Hz - 72Hz @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node colormodes.aga "AGA - Advanced Graphics Architecture" @toc chips.aga - AGA Colormodes - Palette 16,777,216 Maximum Colors 262,144 Extra-Low Res 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 Low Res 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 Low Res @{" EHB6 " link screenmodes.ehb6} 64 Low Res @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6} 4096 Low Res @{" HAM8 " link screenmodes.ham8} 262,144 High Res 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 High Res @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6} 4096 High Res @{" HAM8 " link screenmodes.ham8} 262,144 Super-High Res 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 Super-High Res @{" HAM6 " link screenmodes.ham6} 4096 Super-High Res @{" HAM8 " link screenmodes.ham8} 262,144 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node chips.aaa "AAA - High End Chip Set" @toc chips - High End Chip Set - @{" Screenmodes " link screenmodes.aaa} @{" Colormodes " link colormodes.aaa} @{" Hardware Stats " link stats.aaa} The High End Chip Set is often referred to as the AA+ or AAA Chip Set, and is not currently available. However it has been discussed at various World of Amiga shows in keynote speeches by CBM, and here is all information that has been provided at this time. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.aaa "AAA Screenmodes" @toc chips.aaa - AAA Screenmodes - - Chunky Pixel Modes in 2, 4, 8, 16 BITs - Hybrid Chunky Pixel Modes in combinations of Chunky Pixel Modes - 800x560x9 using @{" DRAM " link null} - 800x560x24 using @{" VRAM " link null} hybrid modes - 1280x1024x24 using @{" VRAM " link null} and multiple sets of AAA chips - 640x200x2 scroll 6x faster than ECS 640x400x4 scroll 9x faster than ECS - 1280x1024x24 @{" VRAM " link null} systems operate as fast as ECS 640x200x4 - 640x400x16 plus numerous other new screenmodes not yet released @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node stats.aaa "AAA Hardware Stats" @toc chips.aaa - AAA Hardware Stats - - 4 VLSI integrated chips - @{" DRAM " link null} and @{" VRAM " link null} support - 40 DMA channels with dynamic allocation - 32 BIT Blitter - 32 BIT Copper - chunky pixel modes, hybrid chunky pixel modes - video pixel bus reversal - 16 BIT audio, 8 voices, 50KHz sampling rates, 8 BIT sampling - 1, 2, and 4 megabyte floppy disk support - 2 FIFO UARTS (buffered serial ports) - built in frame grabber @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node cbm "Secret Message" @toc index @prev chips.aaa @next chips.aaa - Secret Message - The hands hold the power of the creative mind. One hand, the right, feeds the body. The other hand, the left, sculpts and molds the mind. The right hand is now burnt in the fire. If the left hand doesn't help the right hand, the body will starve. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.ehb6 "EHB6" @toc index - EHB6 - EHB6 is the original Extended Half Brite mode found on most Amigas. The original A1000 did not include support for EHB6 mode, however, later versions of the A1000 did include support for the EHB6 mode. All machines since then support EHB6. You can test your EHB6 mode by opening an EHB6 screen and viewing the palette. If the second set of 32 colors is identicle to the first 32, then you do not have EHB6. EHB6 allows the Amiga to double the number of colors allowed by using half the intensity of every available color. The original EHB6 mode supports 64 colors, of which 32 are base colors and 32 are half the intensity of the first 32 colors. There is an AGA version of the EHB6 mode. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.ehb8 "EHB8" @toc index - EHB8 - EHB8 is the AGA version of the EHB6 mode. This allows the Amiga to double the number of colors by using half the intensity of every available color. This mode supports 256 colors, of which 128 colors are half the intensity of the first 128 colors. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.ham6 "HAM6" @toc index - HAM6 - HAM6 is the original Hold and Modify mode supported by the OCS, ECS, and AGA Chip Sets. This uses 6 BITs per plane to simulate 12 BITs using internal hardware compression. HAM6 uses 4 BITs for base colors and 2 BITs to control and modify the base colors to produce more colors. By using only base colors, HAM6 has a nice clear display, however taking advantage of the 12 BIT palette causes fringing of the display. This means that some pixels will affect the color of the pixels next to them. A good HAM6 routine will show very little fringing, while a poor HAM6 routine will show excessive fringing. HAM6 is supported by OCS and ECS only in low resolution. However, AGA supports HAM6 in all resolutions. HAM6 is the slowest graphics mode on OCS and ECS machines and supports 4096 colors from a palette of 4096 colors. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node screenmodes.ham8 "HAM8" @toc index - HAM8 - HAM8 is similar to HAM6 yet supports more colors and more bitplanes. HAM8 is only supported by the AGA Chip Set. This uses 8 BITs per plane to simulate 18 BITs using internal hardware compression. HAM8 uses 6 BITs for base colors and 2 BITs to control and modify the base colors. Although this causes fringing, this is mostly unnoticable especially when using higher resolutions. Some pixels may affect the pixels next to them. HAM8 is supported by the AGA Chip Set in any resolution and supports 262,144 colors from a palette of 16,777,216 colors. HAM8 is the slowest graphics mode on AGA machines, yet produces very astonishing pictures that closely resemble 24 BITs. It is possibly to simulate and display 24 BIT pictures with no loss of data using software and hardware tricks. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node chips.agnus "Agnus Hardware Stats" @toc index - Agnus Hardware Stats - MODEL VIDEO CHIPRAM CHIP TYPE Agnus 8361 NTSC 512k A1000 Subsystem DIP Agnus 8361 NTSC 512k A1000 Subsystem DIP Fat Agnus 8370 NTSC 512k DIP Fat Agnus 8370 NTSC 512k PLCC Fat Agnus 8371 PAL 512k DIP Fat Agnus 8371 PAL 512k PLCC Fat Agnus 8372 NTSC/PAL 512k PLCC Fatter Agnus 8372a NTSC/PAL 1024k PLCC Super Agnus 8372b NTSC/PAL 2048k PLCC A3000 Super Agnus 8375 NTSC/PAL 2048k PLCC A500+ Alice NTSC/PAL 2048k PLCC A4000/A1200 @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node tiberio "David Tiberio" @toc intro @next intro @prev intro - David Tiberio - - Who is David Tiberio? He's a real nutty guy. - Why is David Tiberio? Nobody knows. - Will David Tiberio ever jump ship? He has an anchor tied to his leg. - What does David Tiberio do for a living? Sit on his grey pivoting chair that Aunt Valerie gave him and type on his keyboard. - What are some of his long-term projects? Eating pizza, pancakes, and macaroni. - What are some anagrams of "dtiberio"? EdiOrbit DoBert II BioTerd I BodiTire TerdiBoi RiboEdit DertiBot TriedBio Orbitude Bodirite OderBit I Dirobite BertIdio dtibBot - doh! - What community output such a young lad? Liverpool, New York. Home of Heid's, and one of the most polluted lakes in the United States (Onondoga Lake). Also where I grew up for 18 years and where all 14 of my known relatives live. The Tiberio family is originally from Casalbordino, Italy, in Abruzzi. Dad lived in the town near the high school and mom lived in one of those two room farm houses and graduated from Liverpool High School one year before I did. Both walked 2 miles everyday uphill to and from school and in the snow with no shoes on. - What must you do to avenge me? Email me some money, cash only. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node thanks "Thanks" @toc chips.agnus @prev chips.agnus @next chips.agnus - Thanks - I would like to thank James Knowlton, who on a regular basis helped make suggestions and research information (and correct mistakes). The AmigaFAQ is now 3621 lines and 140,793 bytes. I never expected it to grow so large since my first FAQ posting which was less than 300 lines! My personal goal is to reach around 800,000 bytes of information by September 1993. That gives me five months, and if I match what I have already done I just might reach that goal. I am expecting much of the work to come from the frequently asked questions lists directly. So here are some of my questions: - Who the heck is Agnus anyway? - What are the revision numbers of the Amiga motherboards? - What is BLAZEMONGER? - Who designed the various Amiga computers, and who writes the software? - How does one find the various secret messages in the Amiga ROMs and software distributions? - Will I ever graduate from college? Gee I hope not. Then I may lose my access to USENET. Farewell to all for the summer. I will be going home at the end of May 1993 and will not return until September 1993. And I promise not to waste so much time on my Amiga. :) @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node chips.68040 "68040 Hardware Stats" @toc index - 68040 Hardware Stats - - 68040, 68EC040 - 25 MHz, 33 MHz, 40 MHz - 32-bit microprocessor - .8 micron CMOS technology - 1.2 million transistors - optimized 68030 integer unit - 3x faster than a 68030 integer unit - memory management unit (not available in 68EC040) - integrated FPU - no external floating point unit required - ANSI/IEEE 754 standard floating point math - compatible with 68881 and 68882 - internal caches - 4K data cache - 4K instruction cache - caches can be accessed simultaneously - copyback mode - 93% hit ratio - 179 pin grid array - not pin compatible with earlier 680x0 chips - executes on average one instruction per cycle - 25MHz version runs at 20 MIPs - 3.5 MFLOPs @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node 486 "Intel Hardware Stats" @toc chips.68040 @prev chips.68040 @next chips.68040 - Intel Hardware Stats - - The Intel line of processors is clearly superior to the Motorola chips, and I find it hard to believe that anyone, including Commodore, is still using Motorola chips. Below are the reasons why the Intel i486 far surpasses any recent offerings by Motorola. - i486, i486DX, i486DX2 - 25 MHz, 33 MHz, 50 MHz, 66 MHz - 32-bit microprocessor - .8 moron CMOS technology - 1.2 million transvestites - optimized i386 integer unic - 3x faster than an i8088 CPU - marketing management unit (MMU) - looks good on the outside, but Intel inside - integrated FPU - no external floating point unit required - IBM 000 standard floating point math - compatible with nothing - 10x faster than a 6502 CPU - internal caches - 8K instruction/data cache - loop-copyback mode - .99% hit ratio - 4 pin grid array - not pin compatible with earlier dried banana chips - executes on average one false instruction per cycle - 25 MHz version runs at 15 MIPs - 3.5 MFLOPPIEs required just for the OS! - a pain to program for, but fun to pick on @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node video.rgb "RGB Video" @toc index - RGB Video - - 15kHz RGB analog output signal - color video signal - 23 pin Amiga video output port - NTSC and PAL compatible - A520 compatible RF modulated video converter - interlaced and non-interlaced signals - See also: @{" 1084S Monitor " link products.1084s} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node video.composite "Composite Video" @toc index - Composite Video - - RF modulated video output signal - monochrome or color composite video signal - RCA standard output jacks - VCR compatible video signal - TV compatible video signal - NTSC and PAL compatible - interlaced and non-interlaced signals - See also: @{" 1084S Monitor " link products.1084s} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node magazines "Periodicals and Magazines" @toc main - Periodicals and Magazines - - .Info - Amazing Amiga - Amazing Computing's Guide to the Amiga - Amazing Computing's Tech Journal - Amiga Format - Amiga Video/Graphics Magazine - Amiga News - Amigaphile - Amiga Report - Amiga User International - Amiga World - Amiga World Tech Journal - AVID - Breadbox - Compute!'s Amiga Resource - Computer Graphics World - DeskTop Video Magazine - Imagine Mailing List - Lightwave Mailing List - The One - Video Toaster User - Viewport @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node compression "Compression" @toc main - Compression - @{" Compression Programs " link compression.programs} @{" Frequently Asked Questions " link faq.compression} Tutorial @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node compression.programs "Compression Programs" @toc compression - Compression Programs - VERSION FILE DISK GUI EXE LIB ARC .23 87 .arc x outdated CFX 2.2b 90 x identifier Compress .Z x UNIX compatible DMS 1.11 91 .dms x Disk Masher DMSWIN .dms x x Disk Masher Windows Imploder 4.0 92 x x x x LHA 1.38 .lha x shareware evaluation LHA 1.50 93 .lha x shareware registered LHARC .lzh x outdated LHARCA .lzh x x outdated LHUNARC .lzh x outdated LHWARP .lhw x outdated LX x LZ 1.92 92 .lha x outdated NIBWARP .wrp x outdated Power Packer .pp x x x x x PPAnim .pp x x loader PPLoadSeg .pp x x x file handler PPMore .pp x x x loader PutTraxx .trax x outdated SHAR .uu x UNIX binary/ascii UNSHAR .uu x UNIX binary/ascii TAR .tar x UNIX tape backup UNARC .arc x outdated UUencode .uu x UNIX binary/ascii UUdecode .uu x UNIX binary/ascii WARP .wrp x outdated UNWARP .wrp x outdated XDIR xpk x identifier XDROP xpk x x x xpk appicon XFH xpk x x x x file handler XPK xpk x x x XUP xpk x x xpk unpacker ZAP .zap x outdated ZIP 1.0 .zip x x outdated ZOO 2.00 92 .zoo x outdated ZOOM .zoom x x outdated @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node software "Public Domain Software" @toc main - Public Domain Software - @{" Compression Programs " link compression } Eric Schwartz Animations Euro Demos @{" File Formats " link os.file_types } @{" Fred Fish Disks " link software.fish } @{" Music Programs " link software.music} Terminal Programs Text Editors @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node software.music "Music Programs" @toc software - Music Programs - EDIT MOD MED GUI DeliTracker x x EdPlayer x x x IntuiTracker x x MED x x x x MEDPlayer x x Module Master x x OmniPlay ProTracker x x x SoundTracker x x x SuperPlay @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node software.fish "Fred Fish Disks" @toc software - Fred Fish Disks - Fred Fish Disks are a collection of public domain and freely distributable software for the Amiga. Volumes are often shipped in batches of 10-15 disks once every two months. The current total number of disks is about 850. There are catalogs available for Fred Fish software. Two popular disk based catalogs are the Aquarium and King Fisher sets, which include programs to update the catalogs from the Fred Fish Disk announcements. The programs allow you to search for public domain software by category. Subscription to the Fred Fisk Disk collection is $50 per year. The collection is available on CD-ROM, FTP sites, and BBS systems. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node networks "Computer Networks" @toc main - Computer Networks - American PeopleLink BIX Compuserve GEnie @{" Internet " link networks.internet} Portal Prodigy @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node networks.internet "Internet" @toc networks - Internet - Bulliten Boards @{" FTP Sites " link networks.internet.ftp } @{" IRC " link networks.internet.irc } @{" Mailing Lists " link networks.internet.lists } @{" USENET Newsgroups " link networks.internet.newsgroups} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node networks.internet.ftp "FTP Sites" @toc networks.internet - FTP Sites - ux1.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.59 pub/amiga/fish wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 systems/amiga/fish grind.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.19.233 amiga/ wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 usenet/comp.binaries.amiga wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 usenet/comp.sources.amiga ftp.uu.net 137.39.1.9 usenet/comp.sources.amiga ftp.uu.net 137.39.1.9 usenet/comp.sys.amiga.datacomm litamiga.epfl.ch 128.178.151.32 pub/amiga/archives/CSAA wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 systems/amiga amiga.physik.unizh.ch 130.60.80.80 amiga wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 mirrors4/amiga.physik.unizh.ch/amiga ftp.luth.se 130.240.18.2 pub/OS/amiga ftp.uni-kl.de 131.246.9.95 pub/amiga/aminet ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.7 pub/amiga/aminet merlin.etsu.edu 192.43.199.20 aminet ux1.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.59 pub/amiga/aminet amiga.physik.unizh.ch 130.60.80.80 amix grind.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.19.233 amiga guitar.oit.unc.edu 152.2.190.1 pub/amiga nic.funet.fi (38) 128.214.6.100 pub/amiga coli.uni-sb.de 134.96.68.11 pub/amiga hubcap.clemson.edu 130.127.8.1 pub/amiga wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 graphics/gif grind.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.19.233 image/gif coli.uni-sb.de 134.96.68.11 pub/amiga/music/mods @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node networks.internet.irc "IRC" @toc networks.internet - IRC - - Channels #amiga #amiga! #amigager - Bots MerBot MooBot Mama PokerBot @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node networks.internet.lists "Mailing Lists" @toc networks.internet - Mailing Lists - AMOS DCTV Golden Gate II Imagine 3D Info Amiga Lightwave 3D Opal Vision UUCP @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node networks.internet.newsgroups "USENET Newsgroups" @toc networks.internet - USENET Newsgroups - alt.sources.amiga alt.sources.amiga.d alt.sys.amiga.demos alt.sys.amiga.uucp alt.sys.amiga.uucp.patches bit.listserv.i-amiga - Info Amiga Mailing List comp.binaries.amiga - moderated comp.sources.amiga - moderated comp.sys.amiga - outdated comp.sys.amiga.advocacy comp.sys.amiga.announce - moderated comp.sys.amiga.applications comp.sys.amiga.audio comp.sys.amiga.datacomm comp.sys.amiga.emulations comp.sys.amiga.games comp.sys.amiga.graphics comp.sys.amiga.hardware comp.sys.amiga.introduction comp.sys.amiga.marketplace comp.sys.amiga.misc comp.sys.amiga.multimedia comp.sys.amiga.programmer comp.sys.amiga.reviews - moderated comp.sys.amiga.tech - outdated comp.sys.amiga.telecomm - outdated comp.unix.amiga @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node uses "Famous Amiga Uses" @toc main - Famous Amiga Uses - Babylon 5 Bit.Movie Eric Schwarz Animations Euro Demos Info Channel Nick Arcade Prevue Guide Todd Rundgren Music Videos Video Toaster @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node glossary "Glossary" @toc main - Glossary - AA - Development name for the AGA chip set. AGA - Advanced Graphics Architecture Chip Set. AmigaDOS - The Amiga's disk based command set, accessible via the CLI or Shell. AmigaGuide - The Amiga's hypertext application. AmigaVision - The Amiga's multimedia presentation software. Application - A software program. Aquarium - A database for searching through Fred Fish Disks. Archiving - Placing a file or group of files into another file, often reducing its size, for temporary storage. ARexx - A script based programming languages for communication within programs and/or the CLI or Shell. Boing! - An Amiga demo designed to run on the A1000 in 1985. The Boing! ball is a red and white checkerboarded sphere that bounces around the screen and casts a shadow. BOOPSI - Object oriented programming for Intuition. Boot Block - The area of a disk that defines whether the disk is capable of loading itself automatically. BRU - AmigaDOS hard drive backup utility. Cache - A buffer used to increase access rates to a device. Chip RAM - RAM accessible only by the custom chip set. CLI - AmigaDOS Command Line Interface for accessing DOS. Commodity - A preference program accessed by the Commodities Exchange. Compiler - Program to create programs by reading source code text files and converting them into executable code. Compression - To reduce the size of a file by removing repetitive patterns and replacing them with a code. Cursor - A symbol used to mark the location of activity by the user. CPU - Central Processing Unit. CPU Slot - An expansion slot designed to provide simple upgrades to the Central Processing Unit for faster computer operations. Daughterboard - An expansion board that plugs into a main processor board. Datatype - A file format structure for use with Multiview that allows any program to access various file formats. Decompression - To make a file readable by returning it to its original form after decoding a file of codes. DIG - Display Independent Graphics, similar to RTG. DNET - Matt Dillon's networking software, allowing multiple shells to open between various machines. DOS - Disk based Operating System commands. Driver - A software file that defines how to use a hardware device such as a printer. DSP - Digital Signal Processor, an integer based math coprocessor used for speech recognition, audio control, and serial port control. ECS - Enhanced Chip Set. Editor - Program that allows modification of text files. EGS - Third party retargetable graphics system, like RTG. Email - Text messages sent privately over a computer network. Emulator - A software or hardware combination that allows one computer to run software written for another computer. EuroDemo - A program written primarily in Europe to demonstrate the capabilities of the animation and sound of the Amiga. Extraction - To remove a file from a compressed archive. Fast RAM - RAM not accessible by the custom chip set, but from other devices and processors. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions list. FFS - Fast File System disk file storage system. Float - A number that uses fractions in decimal form. Floppy Drive - Any hardware that uses disks that are made of flexible material such as kevlar. Floptical - A removable storage disk capable of storing 20 megabytes of data on one 3.5" disk. FPS - Frames Per Second that an animation or video is displayed. FPU - Floating Point Unit. Fred Fish Disks - A collection of files contained in over 800 disks and distributed freely by Fred Fish. FTP - File Transfer Protocol for UNIX. Gadget - An area of a window that accepts input from the keyboard or mouse. Hard Drive - Any hardware device that uses disks that are not flexible or bendable. Hardware - Electronic computer devices. HDTV - A television standard that supports higher resolutions and better displays. Icon - A picture on the Workbench that can be manipulated in order to manipulate a file that it represents. IDE - A format for hard drive expansion buses. IFF - Interchange File Format for storing pictures and sounds. Integer - A number format that contains only whole numbers. Interlace - A screen display mode that has double the verticle resolution. Internet - A computer network. Interpreter - A program that executes commands from a text file. Used by scripting langauges, such as AmigaDOS. Intuition - Amiga's graphics environment. IRC - Internet Relay Chat real-time chat line. Kickstart - The Amiga's operating system. King Fisher - A database for searching through Fred Fish Disks. Library - A collection of compiled routines that can be accessed by more than one application. Locale - The Amiga's multilingual environment. Memory - The area where data is stored temporarily in order to work with programs and any software. Menu Button - The right mouse button. MMU - Memory Management Unit. Modem - A hardware device used to send data between computers, often over telephone lines. Motherboard - The computer hardware that contains the chips and expansion required to operate a computer. Mouse - A device used to control the sprite cursor on the screen. MS-DOS - An outdated operating system. MUI - Magic User Interface. NTSC - A North American television broadcast standard. OCS - Original Chip Set. OS - Operating System, the set of commands in the computer. Overscan - The area surrounding the visible screen that is unused or available using the Overscan preference program. PAL - A primarily European television broadcast standard. Palette - The selection of colors made available to a screen. PCMCIA - An expansion bus using small credit-card like memory storage units. Pixel - A small colored dot used to create any image. Priotity - A value assigned to a task to determine how frequently it may have access to the CPU or devices. RAD - A fixed size RAM disk that survives a warm reboot. RAM - Random Access Memory. Temporary data storage area of computer chips. Resolution - The measure of the number of pixels used in a screen. ROM - Read Only Memory. Permanent data storage area of computer chips. RTG - Retargetable Graphics, allowing any graphics board to have direct support by the operating system. Screen - A rectangular display area with an independent palette and an independent resolution. Script - List of commands in a text file, such as for AmigaDOS, which can be executed in order. SCSI - A format for hard drive expansion buses. SECAM - A primarily European television broadcast standard. Shared Library - Set of routines that may be accessed by many executable programs simultaneously. Shell - Enhanced CLI for accessing DOS commands. Sidecar - An expansion method using an internal edge connector for external hardware. Slow-Fast RAM - Fast RAM added to the second 512k of an Amiga 500 via the Trapdoor expansion bus. Software - Information stored and altered on various media. Sprite - A graphics object that moves freely between screens. Surface Mount - A computer chip that is soldered to a motherboard and cannot be removed easily. Terminal - A program that access remote computer systems over the serial port or a networking device. Trapdoor - Internal expansion bus on the A500, A600, and A1200 allowing cards to be added beneath the keyboard without opening the computer's case. USENET - Internet networking system. UUCP - UNIX communication protocol for transferring email, news, and files. Video Slot - An expansion slot that permits access to video devices and Zorro slots simultaneously. Warm Reboot - To reset the computer without turning the power off, using the CTRL-LAMIGA-RAMIGA key sequence. Window - A portion of a screen defined by a rectangular border. Workbench - The Amiga's graphic oriented file manipulation program. X11 - A UNIX based graphics environment. XPR - Transfer Protocol libraries that allow file transfers over the serial port. Zorro Slot - An expansion slot in 16 BIT or 32 BIT wide data paths for adding hardware to a computer. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node programming "Programming Languages" @toc main - Programming Languages - Ace BASIC AmigaBASIC AmigaDOS AmigaVision AMOS AMOS 3D AMOS Pro ARexx ArgAsm Aztec C BlitzBASIC CanDo Cluster Commeau C++ Cursor DICE E F-BASIC Foundation GCC HiSoft BASIC HiSpeed Pascal Oberon Lattice C Lattice C++ Maxon C++ Modula II PCC PDQ Pascal SBProLog Scala SEKA True BASIC @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node main2 "Table of Contents" - Table of Contents - _# **MMp g#00 `N##0" _agN#0P0N# _#L g## jN## j##F J## _dN0" " g##L _#]## _0 ##L jN##F ### g#0" _03##L gE_j## # 0## jF ##F j##F j## ______ gE_j##L _0"""N## d" J##L0 ##F 0## 0## "9##F" _0"""5##L _gF ]## jF ##0 ##F ##F `##k d## _gF j##L _g#_ _j##L__g#__ ]N _j##L_ _d##L_ `#Nh___g#N' _g#_ _j##L_ `"""" """""'""""' " """""" """""" """"""" `"""" """""" Amiga Frequently Asked Question List ©1993 David Tiberio @{" Introduction " link intro } @{" About the Author " link author} I. @{" Hardware and Specifications " link specs} II. @{" The Amiga Operating System " link os} III. @{" Benchmarks and Speedtests " link benchmarks} IV. @{" Using the Amiga " link amiga} V. @{" Popular 3rd Party Hardware " link hardware} VI. @{" Popular 3rd Party Software " link software} VII. @{" Freely Distributable Software " link pd} VIII. @{" Frequently Asked Questions " link faq} IX. @{" Periodicals and Magazines " link magazine} X. @{" Famous Amiga Uses and Enthusiasts " link uses} XI. @{" The History of the Amiga " link history} @{" Index " link index} @{" Glossary " link glossary} ©1993 David Tiberio - Do not distribute for profit. All Amiga dealers and sales groups are encouraged to use AmigaFAQ for demonstrations and informative purposes only. @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node specs "Hardware and Specifications" @toc main - Hardware and Specifications - @{" The Custom Chip Set " link chips} @{" Amiga Models " link amiga} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node os "Amiga Operating System" - Amiga Operating System - @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @node benchmarks "Benchmarks and Speedtests" - Benchmarks and Speedtests - @{" Standard Benchmarks " link benchmarks.standard} @{" GUI Benchmarks " link benchmarks.gui} @{" Animation Frame Rates " link benchmarks.animation} @endnode +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+